Meeting the Beaded Lizards: legend, reality and peculiarity
Although being one of the most elusive reptiles in Mexico, Beaded Lizards are also one of the most famous, due to some biological peculiarities as the presence of venom glands and its colorful aspect. In this paper we gathered scientific literature about one of the mythic species inhabiting our coun...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2018 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MÉXICO |
| Repositorio: | CIENCIA ergo-sum |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.hemeroteca.uaemex.mx:article/10089 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://cienciaergosum.uaemex.mx/article/view/10089 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Sumario: | Although being one of the most elusive reptiles in Mexico, Beaded Lizards are also one of the most famous, due to some biological peculiarities as the presence of venom glands and its colorful aspect. In this paper we gathered scientific literature about one of the mythic species inhabiting our country to favor its protection through scientific knowledge divulgation. The literature show a significant amount of knowledge about this species, but also the need to investigate key aspects in order to ensure the conservation of beaded lizards; for example, habitat disturbances sensitivity and habitat requirements, beaded lizard-human interaction dynamics, medical applications and genetic variability. |
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