International Journal of Zoology

Research Article

Climate-Related Variation in Body Dimensions within Four Lacertid Species

Table 1

Morphological characteristics of lizard species studied and their intersexual comparisons (one-way ANOVA with multiple testing corrections; Duncan’s multiple range test, MRT).
Species FeaturesRangeMean ± SDn
Phoenicolacerta laevis M (g)
SVL (mm)
HmL (mm)
FaL (mm)
FeL (mm)
TbL (mm)		2.5–10.5
50.5–77
5.3–9
5.9–9.32
7.62–11.84
8.75–13		3–11.4
50–76
5.22–7.34
5.9–7.8
7.7–10.5
8.5–11.4		  
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48/56
48/56
47/56
47/56
47/56
47/56		0.059
0.654
0.0001
0.0001
0.0001
0.0001		3.62
0.20
26.36
28.49
27.40
51.01
Ophisops elegans M (g)
SVL (mm)
HmL (mm)
FaL (mm)
FeL (mm)
TbL (mm)		0.9–4.2
40–59
4.45–6.1
4.78–6.72
5.3–8.72
7.15–10.53		1.2–3.5
40–53.5
3.9–5.4
4.23–6.22
5.2-7.47
6.46–9.22		  




  




85/62
85/62
84/61
84/61
84/61
84/61		<0.0001
0.016
<0.0001
<0.0001
<0.0001
<0.0001		23.22
5.85
98.38
73.20
69.11
95.38
Acanthodactylus boskianus M (g)
SVL (mm)
HmL (mm)
FaL (mm)
FeL (mm)
TbL (mm)		1.7–13.8
52–88
5.2–9.18
5.92–9.92
8.45–13.38
10.8–16.4		3–12.1
50–80.5
4.62–7.3
5.8–8.48
8.3–12.28
10–14.54		  




  




121/93
121/93
113/85
113/85
114/85
114/85		<0.0001
<0.0001
<0.0001
<0.0001
<0.0001
<0.0001		37.23
31.31
43.33
65.57
108.62
116.06
Mesalina guttulata M (g)
SVL (mm)
HmL (mm)
FaL (mm)
FeL (mm)
TbL (mm)		0.8–6
40–57
4.13–5.9
4.5–6.24
5.95–8.2
7.17–9.67		1.16–3.7
40–56
3.9–5.4
4.2–5.6
5.57–7.76
6.64–8.8		  




  




98/79
119/95
118/95
118/95
118/95
118/95		0.748
0.005
<0.0001
<0.0001
<0.0001
<0.0001		0.10
7.80
78.22
84.09
79.61
152.51