A precise knowledge of the spatial distribution of taxa is essential for decision-making
processes in land management and biodiversity conservation, both for present and under …

This work presents an updated dichotomous key to all snake species of Europe, based on
morphological, morphometric and distributional characters. It gathers data from both the last …

Here we present the checklist of the vertebrates of the “Palude di Torre Flavia”, a protected
area in Tyrrhenian central Italy (Special Protection Area according to the Directive …

Phenotypic traits of hatchling reptiles are strongly influenced by incubation regimes (eg of
temperature and moisture), suggesting that maternal choice of suitable nest‐sites should be …

The Aeolian wall lizard Podarcis raffonei is an island endemic that survives only on three
tiny islets, and on the Capo Grosso peninsula of the Vulcano island, thus is among the …

Global warming is thought to be a far-reaching threat to biodiversity, and is supposed to
influence several aspects of the ecology of animals. Global warming should influence …

Climate change can pose severe threats to wildlife populations causing population declines
and destroying their habitats. Particularly, pit vipers belonging to reptiles, poikilotherm, are …

Hibernation is a key aspect of the physiological ecology of temperate zone reptiles and
where suitable dens are present, communal hibernation and long-term den fidelity may be …

The geographic variability of the dorsal pattern (DP) of the Italian wall lizard, Podarcis
siculus, across its native range was studied with the aim of understanding whether the …

The ecological theory of island biogeography suggests that mainland populations should be
more genetically divergent from those on large and distant islands rather than from those on …