Seasonal Phenology of Reptiles in a Mediterranean Environment (“Castel di Guido” Natural Park, Northern Latium, Italy)

Author: Antonio Pizzuti Piccoli, Alessia De Lorenzis

ijeab doi crossref DOI: 10.22161/ijeab/3.4.27

Keyword: Mediterranean environment, phenology, reptiles, winter activity.

Abstract: The present work reports the seasonal phenology of the reptiles of the "Castel di Guido" Natural Park near Rome (Northern Latium, Italy). During field observations, between September 2014 and July 2016, transects were carried out along the ecotones of the park, in order to describe the period of seasonal activity of the reptiles present. The area is characterized by Mediterranean mesothermal climate. In the Mediterranean area, reptiles have a broader annual activity range than other European regions, greatly reducing winter latency. Reptile activities start very early, in some case it is possible to observe the snake Hierophis viridiflavus and lizards, such as Podarcis muralis and Podarcis siculus, in thermoregulation activity in the middle of winter. The mild climate that is recorded on average in autumn favors the activity in the period between September and December; Zamenis longissimus is observed regularly in October. Testudo hermanni mates regularly in autumn and it is active until the first decade of December. The research shows that during the winter period reptiles can be observed in activity; for some species, Chalcides chalcides, Podarcis sp., Hierophis viridiflavus, this seems to be a remarkable datum that broad considerably the annual phenology reported in the literature.

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MLA

Antonio Pizzuti Piccoli, Alessia De Lorenzis et al."Seasonal Phenology of Reptiles in a Mediterranean Environment (“Castel di Guido” Natural Park, Northern Latium, Italy)". International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology(ISSN: 2456-1878),vol 3, no. 4, 2018, pp.1340-1347 AI Publications doi:10.22161/ijeab/3.4.27

APA

Antonio Pizzuti Piccoli, Alessia De Lorenzis, P.(2018).Seasonal Phenology of Reptiles in a Mediterranean Environment (“Castel di Guido” Natural Park, Northern Latium, Italy). International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology(ISSN: 2456-1878).3(4), 1340-1347.10.22161/ijeab/3.4.27

Chicago

Antonio Pizzuti Piccoli, Alessia De Lorenzis, P.(2018).Seasonal Phenology of Reptiles in a Mediterranean Environment (“Castel di Guido” Natural Park, Northern Latium, Italy). International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology(ISSN: 2456-1878).3(4), pp.1340-1347.

Harvard

Antonio Pizzuti Piccoli, Alessia De Lorenzis. 2018."Seasonal Phenology of Reptiles in a Mediterranean Environment (“Castel di Guido” Natural Park, Northern Latium, Italy)". International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology(ISSN: 2456-1878).3(4):1340-1347.Doi:10.22161/ijeab/3.4.27

IEEE

Antonio Pizzuti Piccoli, Alessia De Lorenzis."Seasonal Phenology of Reptiles in a Mediterranean Environment (“Castel di Guido” Natural Park, Northern Latium, Italy)", International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology,vol.3,no. 4, pp.1340-1347,2018.

Bibtex

@article { antoniopizzutipiccoli2018seasonal,
title={Seasonal Phenology of Reptiles in a Mediterranean Environment (“Castel di Guido” Natural Park, Northern Latium, Italy)},
author={Antonio Pizzuti Piccoli, Alessia De Lorenzis , R},
journal={International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology},
volume={3},
year= {2018} ,
}