Male-Male Combat in <i>Pseudopus apodus</i> (Reptilia: Anguidae)
2018; Volume: 25; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.30906/1026-2296-2018-25-4-293-298
ISSN2713-1467
Autores Tópico(s)Species Distribution and Climate Change
ResumoDespite its interesting diversity, life history and evolution, the family Anguidae is one of the least-explored group of lizards in the world. The same is true for the largest member of the family, Pseudopus apodus . Life history data on this species are still very scarce. Here, I present the observation of ritualized male-male combat based on two records from Kyrgyzstan and Greece. Male-male combat is an interesting phenomenon in different aspects of P. apodus life history including mating behavior, sexual size dimorphism or intra-sexual competition. Therefore, in this article I present the first description of male-male combat for P. apodus and make comparisons with this phenomenon in the closely related genus Anguis .
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