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Erashkin V. O., Guridova D. V., Strakhova E. D., Andreeva K. I., Kidov A. A. Comparative characteristics of growth in juvenile lizards from the genus Darevskia (Reptilia, Squamata, Lacertidae) under artificial conditions. Current Studies in Herpetology, 2025, vol. 25, iss. 3, pp. 170-175. DOI: 10.18500/1814-6090-2025-25-3-4-170-175
Comparative characteristics of growth in juvenile lizards from the genus Darevskia (Reptilia, Squamata, Lacertidae) under artificial conditions
The paper presents a comparative analysis of the growth rates and characteristics of 10 lizard species from the genus Darevskia (D. armeniaca, D. arribasi, D. brauneri, D. caucasica, D. daghestanica, D. derjugini, D. mixta, D. pontica, D. raddei, and D. valentini) in laboratory conditions. It has been shown that lizards from different species complexes, but originating from close localities, are characterized by similar growth features. Lizards from Western and Central Transcaucasia (D. brauneri, D. derjugini, D. mixta, and D. pontica), despite their different ecological niches, are characterized by the lowest feed costs per unit weight gain and the highest mass accumulation coefficients compared to animals from the North Caucasus (D. caucasica and D. daghestanica) and the Armenian Highlands (D. armeniaca, D. raddei, and D. valentini).
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