Morphological variation of the newly confirmed population of the Javelin sand boa, Eryx jaculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Serpentes, Erycidae) in Sicily, Italy
The presence of the Javelin sand boa in Sicily has recently been confirmed. Here the morphological characters and sexual dimorphism of the Sicilian population of Eryx jaculus are presented. Seven meristic and six metric characters in 96 specimens from Sicily were examined. The results show that tail...
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| author | Francesco P. Faraone Salvatore Russotto Salvatore A. Barra Roberto Chiara Gabriele Giacalone Mario Lo Valvo |
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| description | The presence of the Javelin sand boa in Sicily has recently been confirmed. Here the morphological characters and sexual dimorphism of the Sicilian population of Eryx jaculus are presented. Seven meristic and six metric characters in 96 specimens from Sicily were examined. The results show that tail length, snout-vent length, the distance between nostrils and the number of ventral and subcaudal scales are different between sexes. The characters found in the Sicilian population of the Javelin sand boa resemble those of the African population (ssp. jaculus) rather than the Eurasian population (ssp. turcicus), but biomolecular studies are necessary to understand its taxonomic identity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a5ae14aeefc14facb41f9cd7518218622022-12-22T01:42:56ZengFirenze University PressActa Herpetologica1827-96351827-96432019-12-0114210.13128/a_h-7752Morphological variation of the newly confirmed population of the Javelin sand boa, Eryx jaculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Serpentes, Erycidae) in Sicily, ItalyFrancesco P. Faraone0Salvatore Russotto1Salvatore A. Barra2Roberto Chiara3Gabriele Giacalone4Mario Lo Valvo5Viale Regione Siciliana S.E., 532, 90129 Palermo, ItalyContrada Grassura Mollaka Faia, s.n., 92027 Licata (AG), ItalyDipartimento Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche, University of Palermo, Via Archirafi, 18, 90123 Palermo, ItalyDipartimento Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche, University of Palermo, Via Archirafi, 18, 90123 Palermo, ItalyCooperativa Silene, Via D’Ondes Reggio, 8/a, 90127 Palermo, ItalyDipartimento Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche, University of Palermo, Via Archirafi, 18, 90123 Palermo, ItalyThe presence of the Javelin sand boa in Sicily has recently been confirmed. Here the morphological characters and sexual dimorphism of the Sicilian population of Eryx jaculus are presented. Seven meristic and six metric characters in 96 specimens from Sicily were examined. The results show that tail length, snout-vent length, the distance between nostrils and the number of ventral and subcaudal scales are different between sexes. The characters found in the Sicilian population of the Javelin sand boa resemble those of the African population (ssp. jaculus) rather than the Eurasian population (ssp. turcicus), but biomolecular studies are necessary to understand its taxonomic identity.https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ah/article/view/7752Eryx jaculusSerpentesmorphological variationfolidosis |
| spellingShingle | Francesco P. Faraone Salvatore Russotto Salvatore A. Barra Roberto Chiara Gabriele Giacalone Mario Lo Valvo Morphological variation of the newly confirmed population of the Javelin sand boa, Eryx jaculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Serpentes, Erycidae) in Sicily, Italy Acta Herpetologica Eryx jaculus Serpentes morphological variation folidosis |
| title | Morphological variation of the newly confirmed population of the Javelin sand boa, Eryx jaculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Serpentes, Erycidae) in Sicily, Italy |
| title_full | Morphological variation of the newly confirmed population of the Javelin sand boa, Eryx jaculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Serpentes, Erycidae) in Sicily, Italy |
| title_fullStr | Morphological variation of the newly confirmed population of the Javelin sand boa, Eryx jaculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Serpentes, Erycidae) in Sicily, Italy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Morphological variation of the newly confirmed population of the Javelin sand boa, Eryx jaculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Serpentes, Erycidae) in Sicily, Italy |
| title_short | Morphological variation of the newly confirmed population of the Javelin sand boa, Eryx jaculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Serpentes, Erycidae) in Sicily, Italy |
| title_sort | morphological variation of the newly confirmed population of the javelin sand boa eryx jaculus linnaeus 1758 serpentes erycidae in sicily italy |
| topic | Eryx jaculus Serpentes morphological variation folidosis |
| url | https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ah/article/view/7752 |
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