G. O. Cherepanov, D. A. Gordeev, D. A. Melnikov, N. Ananjeva
{"title":"Histological and computed tomography study of osteoderm regeneration in the skink lizard Eurylepis taeniolata Blyth, 1854 (Scincidae, Squamata)","authors":"G. O. Cherepanov, D. A. Gordeev, D. A. Melnikov, N. Ananjeva","doi":"10.18500/1814-6090-2023-23-3-4-124-128","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18500/1814-6090-2023-23-3-4-124-128","url":null,"abstract":"Skink lizards have an unusual complex osteoderm, which consists of several bone elements – osteodermitis. We have carried out the first histological and computer microtomographic study of the structure of the original and regenerating complex osteoderms of skink lizards using Eurylepis taeniolata as an object. The topography of osteoderms in the integument of the original region of the tail and its regenerated part was studied. The fundamental similarity of the morphology and microstructure of the original and regenerated osteoderms was showed. A description of the development of the microstructure of a complex osteoderm in the process of regeneration is given. The presence of osteodermin on the surface of osteoderms in the studied species was revealed.","PeriodicalId":382700,"journal":{"name":"Current Studies in Herpetology","volume":"106 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139175939","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Thermobiological characters of toad-headed agamas (Phrynocephalus mystaceus) (Reptilia, Agamidae) on the Sarykum dune (Dagestan, Russia) obtained by using of temperature loggers","authors":"V. A. Cherlin, I. L. Okshtein, E. Aligadzhiev","doi":"10.18500/1814-6090-2023-23-3-4-160-163","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18500/1814-6090-2023-23-3-4-160-163","url":null,"abstract":"The paper compares two variants of thermobiological studies of toad-headed agamas (Phrynocephalus mystaceus) – the traditional one, based on route trapping and measurements of body temperature in captured lizards, and the new one, using temperature loggers that register body temperature once a minute and implemented interperitoneally. Both work options are not alternative. The main thing is the correct interpretation of the results: the traditional method provides data obtained from many individuals characterizing the temperature parameters of the activity of the studied reptiles. The new technique allows, although on a limited number of individuals, but with a huge number of measurements, to obtain the calculated characters of the reptiles' thermoregulation. Both of them successfully complement each other and, with subsequent refinement, could represent some single whole, allowing for a more complete and accurate understanding and description of the thermal biology of different reptile species.","PeriodicalId":382700,"journal":{"name":"Current Studies in Herpetology","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139174215","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Geographical variation of duration of larval development and body size in Rana temporaria (Ranidae, Anura) metamorphs","authors":"S. Lyapkov","doi":"10.18500/1814-6090-2023-23-3-4-102-107","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18500/1814-6090-2023-23-3-4-102-107","url":null,"abstract":"With the help of artificial inter-population crosses of adult Rana temporaria from four spatially remote populations of the European part of the species' range, the magnitude and direction of changes in metamorphic traits were estimated. The maximum values of the size of metamorphs at the end of metamorphosis and the rate of larval growth were found in the descendants of the parents of Belarusian populations (Turov and Minsk) and, as a rule, in hybrid offspring with the participation of the parents of these populations, when crossing with individuals from the population of the Moscow region (ZBS). Outbreeding depression of the time of larval development before the end of metamorphosis and growth rate was revealed when crossing ZBS females with Turov males. In a population from a region with a relatively low climatic temperature (Kirov), the minimum size of metamorphs was revealed, but not the time of larval development. In most crosses, a relatively greater contribution of non-additive genetic variability, as well as the maternal effect associated with the difference in egg sizes, to the formation of inter-population differences was revealed. The inter-population variability of studied traits related to fitness is often directed along the gradient of environmental conditions, and not counter-gradient (as should be expected based on the conception of counter-gradient selection), which is explained by the choice of different growth and development strategies in tadpoles formed in southern and northern populations.","PeriodicalId":382700,"journal":{"name":"Current Studies in Herpetology","volume":"131 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139174387","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"New finds of Elaphe sauromates (Pallas, 1814) (Colubridae, Reptilia) in Kazakhstan","authors":"K. Akhmedenov, A. Bakiev","doi":"10.18500/1814-6090-2023-23-3-4-129-134","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18500/1814-6090-2023-23-3-4-129-134","url":null,"abstract":"A critical analysis of literature data on the records of Elaphe sauromates in the Atyrau region of the Republic of Kazakhstan in 1857–2006 is presented. Doubtful finds of the species in the Volga-Ural interfluve and in the vicinity of the city of Atyrau require confirmation. New finds in the region in 2018 and 2021, like all reliable previous ones, were made only on the territory of the Zhylyoysky district.","PeriodicalId":382700,"journal":{"name":"Current Studies in Herpetology","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139172793","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"On the issue of sex differences in metric characters in Anguis colchica (Nordmann in Demidoff, 1840) (Anguidae, Reptilia)","authors":"M. K. Ryzhov, E. B. Romanova, A. Bakiev","doi":"10.18500/1814-6090-2023-23-3-4-119-123","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18500/1814-6090-2023-23-3-4-119-123","url":null,"abstract":"The length of the body without a tail (L.) and the length of an intact tail (L. cd.) were measured in 91 males and 110 females of Anguis colchica from the Chamzinsky rayon of the Republic of Mordovia. A comparative analysis of three morphometric characters (L., L. cd., L. / L. cd.) of males and females was carried out with the construction of variation series and using the frequency approach. Range of variability of L. and L. cd. (from 120 to 279 mm) were divided into eight classes, of which, according to body length without the tail, males were represented in seven, females in eight classes; According to the length of the tail, males were represented in six, and females in eight classes. Tail length depended on body length in males (r = 0.903, p < 0.001, R2 = 0.81) and females (r = 0.925, p < 0.001, R2 = 0.857). The proportions of males and females with a body length of 159 mm and less in the sample did not differ (p = 0.337), in the average size classes (from 160 to 199 mm) males predominated (p = 0.05), in size classes greater than 220 mm – females (p = 0.021). In the size class 200–219 mm, long-tailed females predominated.","PeriodicalId":382700,"journal":{"name":"Current Studies in Herpetology","volume":"57 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139175793","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comparative analysis of the growth and development of male and female Pevtsov's toad, Bufotes pewzowi (Amphibia: Anura, Bufonidae) in laboratory conditions","authors":"K. A. Matushkina, E. A. Astakhova","doi":"10.18500/1814-6090-2023-23-3-4-150-153","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18500/1814-6090-2023-23-3-4-150-153","url":null,"abstract":"Differences in growth rates are shown, as well as in the cost of rearing male and female Bufotes pewzowi under laboratory conditions. We observed a tendency for females to be superior in length and weight, but statistically significant differences (U = 13, p < 0.05) were noted only in weight after 50 weeks of rearing. Over the entire period of the study, the weight gain of females was 54.2±5.04 g, males – 45.3±6.15 g. The actual cost of rearing 1 female was 497.2±58.34 rubles (426.6–557.7), 1 male – 389.9±75.86 rubles (244.7–488.2).","PeriodicalId":382700,"journal":{"name":"Current Studies in Herpetology","volume":"377 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139172763","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N. A. Chetanov, N. Litvinov, S. V. Ganschuk, M. V. Yugov
{"title":"Some features of thermobiology of steppe-runner Eremias arguta (Gmelin, 1789) and spotted toadhead agama Phrynocephalus guttatus (Gmelin, 1789) (Squamata, Reptilia) in cohabitation in the Northern Pre-Caspian","authors":"N. A. Chetanov, N. Litvinov, S. V. Ganschuk, M. V. Yugov","doi":"10.18500/1814-6090-2023-23-3-4-164-168","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18500/1814-6090-2023-23-3-4-164-168","url":null,"abstract":"The paper presents data on temperatures of the body and the selected substrate for the steppe-runner and the spotted toadhead agama. Thermal preferences and modal classes for both species were determined, and interspecies differences were analyzed. Significantly higher average temperatures were found in the steppe-runner, while the maximum voluntary temperatures are higher in the spotted toadhead agama. These features are associated with the biotopic confinement of species. Representatives of both species, even in the spring, have a lower body temperature compared to the environment, which is achieved due to behavioral thermoregulation.","PeriodicalId":382700,"journal":{"name":"Current Studies in Herpetology","volume":"13 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139175411","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Distribution of the smooth snake (Coronella austriaca austriaca Laurenti, 1768) (Colubridae, Reptilia) in the Caspian lowland of Russia and Kazakhstan","authors":"L. F. Mazanaeva, V. F. Orlova, E. Y. Shepelya","doi":"10.18500/1814-6090-2023-23-3-4-145-149","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18500/1814-6090-2023-23-3-4-145-149","url":null,"abstract":"The distribution of smooth snake in the Caspian lowland of Russia and Kazakhstan is analyzed according to the collections of the Zoological Museum of Moscow State University and published works. The map with smooth snake finds includes 36 localities of the species (Volgograd Region, Stavropol Territory, Kalmykia, Chechen Republic, Dagestan, and Kazakhstan).","PeriodicalId":382700,"journal":{"name":"Current Studies in Herpetology","volume":"29 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139176224","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
E. S. Iryshkov, E. Solovyeva, M. S. Arakelyan, E. Rastegar-Pouyani, M. Moaddab, K. Milto, E. Galoyan
{"title":"Phylogeny and geographic distribution of rock lizards (Lacertidae, Reptilia) in Alborz mountain range","authors":"E. S. Iryshkov, E. Solovyeva, M. S. Arakelyan, E. Rastegar-Pouyani, M. Moaddab, K. Milto, E. Galoyan","doi":"10.18500/1814-6090-2023-23-3-4-93-101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18500/1814-6090-2023-23-3-4-93-101","url":null,"abstract":"Rock lizards of the genus Darevskia have long been an important model object for study of reptile evolution. To understand the overall picture, it is important to know how bisexual and parthenogenetic species are distributed within this genus. The ranges of Caucasian species of rock lizards have been studied for a long time and in detail. However, recent attention to the species inhabiting the territory of Iran has been attracted after the description of several new species in 2013. As part of the continuation of these studies, we studied the distribution and genetic diversity of five species of lizards of the Darevskia genus along the Alborz mountain range in Iran: D. chlorogaster, D. caspica, D. defilippii, D. schaekeli and D. raddei. In the course of this, we discovered new localities of D. defilippii that are outside their known range. We assessed the phylogenetic relationships between the studied species according to the ND4 – Leu tRNA region of mitochondrial DNA and found a relatively high level of genetic variability in D. defilippii and D. chlorogaster, while D. raddei, despite its wide distribution, has low variability. In general, the phylogenetic position of the studied species is somewhat different from that described by Ahmadzadeh et al. (2013).","PeriodicalId":382700,"journal":{"name":"Current Studies in Herpetology","volume":"145 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139174405","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Kidov, R. A. Ivolga, T. E. Kondratova, A. A. Ivanov, L. F. Mazanaeva, A. D. Askenderov
{"title":"Age structure and growth of the oriental tree frog (Hyla orientalis, Amphibia, Hylidae) in the Samur Forest (North-Eastern Caucasus)","authors":"A. Kidov, R. A. Ivolga, T. E. Kondratova, A. A. Ivanov, L. F. Mazanaeva, A. D. Askenderov","doi":"10.18500/1814-6090-2023-23-3-4-138-140","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18500/1814-6090-2023-23-3-4-138-140","url":null,"abstract":"The paper presents the results of studying the age structure and growth of the eastern tree frog (Hyla orientalis) in the Samur Forest. In the Primorskiy village (Magaramkent district, Republic of Dagestan, Russian Federation) in the first decade of May 2022, 7 females and 13 males were captured. The age of animals was determined by the cross sections of phalanx by standard method of skeletochronology. Age of females was 2–5 years (3.4 on average), males 1–6 years (3.4 on average). Life expectancy (ESP) in females is 4.33 years (S = 0.74), and in males 4.08 years (S = 0.72). The calculated maximum body length in females was 44.25 mm, males 41.54 mm. The growth rate of females is higher (k = 1.33) than that of males (k = 0.89).","PeriodicalId":382700,"journal":{"name":"Current Studies in Herpetology","volume":"447 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139173206","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}