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Chetanov N. A., Litvinov N. A., Ganshchuk S. V., Yugov M. V. 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. Current Studies in Herpetology, 2023, vol. 23, iss. 3, pp. 164-168. DOI: https://doi.org/10.18500/1814-6090-2023-23-3-4-164-168
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
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.
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