Visual Signaling in the Semi-Fossorial Lizard <i>Pholidobolus</i> <i>montium</i> (Gymnophthalmidae)

It has been suggested that gymnophthalmids, like most semi-fossorial lacertoids, rely more in chemical cues to communicate, in comparison to other groups, like Iguanids, on which communication is mostly based on visual signaling. We present the first description of visual signaling in the Andean liz...

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Autores principales:	Franco Poma-Soto, Andrea E. Narváez, Andrés Romero-Carvajal
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	<i>Pholidobolus</i> lizard behavior visual signaling Veterinary medicine SF600-1100 Zoology QL1-991
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:2ebef567d2c8443aa89860a6e3dad12d2021-11-25T16:13:47ZVisual Signaling in the Semi-Fossorial Lizard <i>Pholidobolus</i> <i>montium</i> (Gymnophthalmidae)10.3390/ani111130222076-2615https://doaj.org/article/2ebef567d2c8443aa89860a6e3dad12d2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/11/3022https://doaj.org/toc/2076-2615It has been suggested that gymnophthalmids, like most semi-fossorial lacertoids, rely more in chemical cues to communicate, in comparison to other groups, like Iguanids, on which communication is mostly based on visual signaling. We present the first description of visual signaling in the Andean lizard <i>Pholidobolus</i><i>montium</i> (Gymnophthalmidae) and a complete ethogram based on ex situ observations (34 different types of behaviors including positions and simple movements). Through the design of conspecific stimulus experiments, we were able to recognize leg-waving as a visual signal, as it is only displayed in presence of conspecifics or in presence of a mirror and was one of first and most frequent displays in this context. We also detected other visual displays like neck-arching and tail-undulation which may also be relevant as visual signals. Based on our results, we propose that visual signaling is also possible in semi-fossorial lizards; however, further studies regarding chemical signal recognition and color detection are required to confirm our hypothesis.Franco Poma-SotoAndrea E. NarváezAndrés Romero-CarvajalMDPI AGarticle<i>Pholidobolus</i>lizardbehaviorvisual signalingVeterinary medicineSF600-1100ZoologyQL1-991ENAnimals, Vol 11, Iss 3022, p 3022 (2021)
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topic	<i>Pholidobolus</i> lizard behavior visual signaling Veterinary medicine SF600-1100 Zoology QL1-991
spellingShingle	<i>Pholidobolus</i> lizard behavior visual signaling Veterinary medicine SF600-1100 Zoology QL1-991 Franco Poma-Soto Andrea E. Narváez Andrés Romero-Carvajal Visual Signaling in the Semi-Fossorial Lizard <i>Pholidobolus</i> <i>montium</i> (Gymnophthalmidae)
description	It has been suggested that gymnophthalmids, like most semi-fossorial lacertoids, rely more in chemical cues to communicate, in comparison to other groups, like Iguanids, on which communication is mostly based on visual signaling. We present the first description of visual signaling in the Andean lizard <i>Pholidobolus</i><i>montium</i> (Gymnophthalmidae) and a complete ethogram based on ex situ observations (34 different types of behaviors including positions and simple movements). Through the design of conspecific stimulus experiments, we were able to recognize leg-waving as a visual signal, as it is only displayed in presence of conspecifics or in presence of a mirror and was one of first and most frequent displays in this context. We also detected other visual displays like neck-arching and tail-undulation which may also be relevant as visual signals. Based on our results, we propose that visual signaling is also possible in semi-fossorial lizards; however, further studies regarding chemical signal recognition and color detection are required to confirm our hypothesis.
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author	Franco Poma-Soto Andrea E. Narváez Andrés Romero-Carvajal
author_facet	Franco Poma-Soto Andrea E. Narváez Andrés Romero-Carvajal
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title	Visual Signaling in the Semi-Fossorial Lizard <i>Pholidobolus</i> <i>montium</i> (Gymnophthalmidae)
title_short	Visual Signaling in the Semi-Fossorial Lizard <i>Pholidobolus</i> <i>montium</i> (Gymnophthalmidae)
title_full	Visual Signaling in the Semi-Fossorial Lizard <i>Pholidobolus</i> <i>montium</i> (Gymnophthalmidae)
title_fullStr	Visual Signaling in the Semi-Fossorial Lizard <i>Pholidobolus</i> <i>montium</i> (Gymnophthalmidae)
title_full_unstemmed	Visual Signaling in the Semi-Fossorial Lizard <i>Pholidobolus</i> <i>montium</i> (Gymnophthalmidae)
title_sort	visual signaling in the semi-fossorial lizard <i>pholidobolus</i> <i>montium</i> (gymnophthalmidae)
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/2ebef567d2c8443aa89860a6e3dad12d
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Visual Signaling in the Semi-Fossorial Lizard <i>Pholidobolus</i> <i>montium</i> (Gymnophthalmidae)

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