Search results for "Zamenis"
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Amphibians and reptiles as palaeonvironmental proxies during the Late Pleistocene (MIS3): The case of Stratigraphic Unit V of El Salt, Alcoi, Spain
2021
The locality of El Salt (Alcoi, Spain) is a key site for understanding the extirpation of Neanderthals in the eastern part of Iberia. In this paper, we analyse an assemblage of amphibians and reptiles from Stratigraphic Unit V (45.2 ± 3.4 ka to 44.7 ± 3.4 ka), which corresponds to one of the last regional records of Neanderthals, to improve knowledge of the palaeoecology and palaeoclimate of this event. The assemblage comprises three anurans (Pelodytes sp., Alytes obstetricans, and Epidalea calamita), two lizards (Lacertidae indet. and Chalcides bedriagai), and five snakes (Colubridae indet., Coronella sp., Coronella sp./Zamenis sp., Natrix maura, and Vipera latastei). Palaeoclimatic recons…
Coronella austriaca (Smooth snake) and Zamenis longissimus (Aesculapian Snake) Defensive Behavior
2021
We report for the first time caudal vibrating defensive behavior in Coronella austriaca e Zamenis longissimus
First records of defensive tail vibration in the Italian Aesculapian Snake, Zamenis lineatus (Camerano, 1891)
2022
We report for the first time defensive tail vibration in the Italian Aesculapian Snake, Zamenis lineatus (Camerano, 1891)