A Glimpse into the Natural History of Leiolepis rubritaeniata Mertens,1961(Squamata:Leiolepididae)  

作　　者：Gunther KÖHLER Panupong THAMMACHOTI 

机构地区：[1]Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum,Senckenberganlage 25,Frankfurt a.M.60325,Germany [2]Department of Biology,Faculty of Science,Chulalongkorn University,Bangkok 10330,Thailand

出　　处：《Asian Herpetological Research》2023年第2期147-155,共9页亚洲两栖爬行动物研究（英文版）

基　　金：This research was funded partly by Chulalongkorn University:CU_GR_63_66_23_10;also partly financially supported by the Sci-Super Ⅵ fund from Faculty of Science,Chulalongkorn University.

摘　　要：During the months of April through July 2020 we studied aspects of the natural history of Leiolepis rubritaeniata,a species of butterfly lizard that occurs on the Khorat Plateau in Thailand and adjacent regions of Laos and Cambodia as well as in south-central Vietnam.We present data on population size and structure,as well as location,size,compass orientation,and structure of the lizard’s burrows.Also,we present climatic data(ambient air temperature and precipitation)at the study site for the duration of our field work as well as temperature data for the complete year 2021.Furthermore,we provide data on egg laying,incubation conditions and characteristics of the hatchlings.Finally,we present an easy to use and reliable non-invasive method for the long-term recognition of individual butterfly lizards based on their unique dorsal patterning.Butterfly lizards are utilized as a food source for the local human population.So far,there are no farming projects in Thailand involving this species and all individuals are collected from the wild populations.No data are available on the population dynamics of L.rubritaeniata but it can be assumed that habitat destruction due to land use change as well as its utilization for human consumption have negative effects on the long-term survival of the local populations of this lizard species.The baseline data presented here are essential for any meaningful conservation strategy for these lizards.

关 键 词：Burrow structure butterfly lizard ECOLOGY Khorat Plateau Southeast Asia SQUAMATA 

分 类 号：Q958[生物学—动物学]