Comparative cranial osteology of European gekkotans (Reptilia, Squamata)

Comparative osteology of European lizards, and of European geckos in particular, is poorly known, resulting in problems when trying to determine to species isolated bones found as fossils or as remains of prey in scats or pellets. In order to partly solve this issue, we here present a detailed compa...

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Autores: Villa, Andrea|||0000-0001-6544-5201, Daza, Juan D., Bauer, Aaron M.., Delfino, Massimo|||0000-0001-7836-7265
Tipo de documento: artigo
Data de publicação:2018
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
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Idioma:inglês
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Palavra-chave:Comparative anatomy
Euleptes europaea
Hemidactylus turcicus
Mediodactylus kotschyi
Tarentola mauritanica
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spelling Comparative cranial osteology of European gekkotans (Reptilia, Squamata)Villa, Andrea|||0000-0001-6544-5201Daza, Juan D.Bauer, Aaron M..Delfino, Massimo|||0000-0001-7836-7265Comparative anatomyEuleptes europaeaHemidactylus turcicusMediodactylus kotschyiTarentola mauritanicaComparative osteology of European lizards, and of European geckos in particular, is poorly known, resulting in problems when trying to determine to species isolated bones found as fossils or as remains of prey in scats or pellets. In order to partly solve this issue, we here present a detailed comparative analysis of the cranial bones of the four most broadly distributed species of European gekkotans: Euleptes europaea, Hemidactylus turcicus, Mediodactylus kotschyi and Tarentola mauritanica. The skulls of these species display both a set of features that are typical for geckos in general and unique features that can be employed to identify isolated bones of all considered species. Diagnostic differences are found in almost every bone (except the squamosal, epipterygoid and stapes), leading to the creation of a detailed diagnostic key. The dentition also displays some interspecific differences, even though all four species share a similar general tooth morphology, with pleurodont teeth provided with two parallel cutting edges separated by a groove-like space. Such a dentition is consistent with an arthropod-based diet. 22018-01-0120182018-01-01Articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501AMhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_ab4af688f83e57aainfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://ddd.uab.cat/record/237520https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlx104reponame:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UABinstname:Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaInglésengEuropean Commission https://doi.org/10.13039/501100000780 226506Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad https://doi.org/10.13039/501100003329 CGL2016-76431-PAgència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca https://doi.org/10.13039/501100003030 2014/SGR-416open accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Aquest material està protegit per drets d'autor i/o drets afins. Podeu utilitzar aquest material en funció del que permet la legislació de drets d'autor i drets afins d'aplicació al vostre cas. Per a d'altres usos heu d'obtenir permís del(s) titular(s) de drets.https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ddd.uab.cat:2375202026-06-06T12:50:31Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Comparative cranial osteology of European gekkotans (Reptilia, Squamata)
title Comparative cranial osteology of European gekkotans (Reptilia, Squamata)
spellingShingle Comparative cranial osteology of European gekkotans (Reptilia, Squamata)
Villa, Andrea|||0000-0001-6544-5201
Comparative anatomy
Euleptes europaea
Hemidactylus turcicus
Mediodactylus kotschyi
Tarentola mauritanica
title_short Comparative cranial osteology of European gekkotans (Reptilia, Squamata)
title_full Comparative cranial osteology of European gekkotans (Reptilia, Squamata)
title_fullStr Comparative cranial osteology of European gekkotans (Reptilia, Squamata)
title_full_unstemmed Comparative cranial osteology of European gekkotans (Reptilia, Squamata)
title_sort Comparative cranial osteology of European gekkotans (Reptilia, Squamata)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Villa, Andrea|||0000-0001-6544-5201
Daza, Juan D.
Bauer, Aaron M..
Delfino, Massimo|||0000-0001-7836-7265
author Villa, Andrea|||0000-0001-6544-5201
author_facet Villa, Andrea|||0000-0001-6544-5201
Daza, Juan D.
Bauer, Aaron M..
Delfino, Massimo|||0000-0001-7836-7265
author_role author
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Bauer, Aaron M..
Delfino, Massimo|||0000-0001-7836-7265
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Comparative anatomy
Euleptes europaea
Hemidactylus turcicus
Mediodactylus kotschyi
Tarentola mauritanica
topic Comparative anatomy
Euleptes europaea
Hemidactylus turcicus
Mediodactylus kotschyi
Tarentola mauritanica
description Comparative osteology of European lizards, and of European geckos in particular, is poorly known, resulting in problems when trying to determine to species isolated bones found as fossils or as remains of prey in scats or pellets. In order to partly solve this issue, we here present a detailed comparative analysis of the cranial bones of the four most broadly distributed species of European gekkotans: Euleptes europaea, Hemidactylus turcicus, Mediodactylus kotschyi and Tarentola mauritanica. The skulls of these species display both a set of features that are typical for geckos in general and unique features that can be employed to identify isolated bones of all considered species. Diagnostic differences are found in almost every bone (except the squamosal, epipterygoid and stapes), leading to the creation of a detailed diagnostic key. The dentition also displays some interspecific differences, even though all four species share a similar general tooth morphology, with pleurodont teeth provided with two parallel cutting edges separated by a groove-like space. Such a dentition is consistent with an arthropod-based diet.
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