Natura Croatica Issue number: Natura Croatica, Vol. 8 No.3

Preliminarno priopćenje o morfometrijskim razlikama između dviju populacija Podarcis muralis muralis (Laurenti, 1768) i Podarcis muralis maculiventris (Werner 1891) u Sloveniji

Authors: Nuša Vogrin

Authors and affiliation

  • Nuša Vogrin Zg. Hajdina 83c, SI–2288 Hajdina, Slovenia

Abstract

The aim of this preliminary study is to evaluate some differences between two populations of Podarcis muralis muralis and Podarcis muralis maculiventris living in Slovenia using some biometric and meristic characters. Forty-eight specimens from @ovnek (Central Slovenia, 46°16' N, 15°10' E) and 24 specimens from Lucija (Slovenian Istria, 45°30' N, 13°36' E) were included in a statistical analysis. The values of body dimensions of both sexes differ significantly between the two localities. Specimens from Lucija are bigger with a longer pileus. According to the results of this preliminary study on some characters of the external morphology, the classification of Slovenian populations of wall lizard into two subspecies seems justified.

Keywords

Squamata: Lacertidae, Podarcis muralis muralis, P. muralis maculiventris, morphologi- cal differences, Slovenia

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