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2009. Observations on diet and seed digestion in a Sand Dune Lizard, Meroles anchietae. African Journal of Herpetology
58 (1) 39-43
… Shovel‐snouted sand dune lizards, Meroles anchietae, are reported to include much seed from grasses and fig marigolds in their diets … We had an opportunity to examine the diet and to measure seed digestibility for M. anchietae living on dunes near Gobabeb, Namibia. Stomach contents taken harmlessly via … African Journal of Herpetology … Observations on diet and seed digestion in a Sand Dune Lizard, Meroles anchietae …
2017. Ecological niche partitioning, homerange and resource utilisation in desert lizard (Meroles anchietae and M. cuneirostris) from the Namib Desert, Namibia. 26-27
… lacertid lizard species of the Namib Desert, Namibia: the Shovelsnouted lizard, Meroles anchietae , and Wedge-snouted lizard, Meroles cuneirostris . … Ecological niche partitioning, homerange and resource utilisation in …
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| Ecological niche partitioning_homerange and resource utilisation in desert lizard.pdf | 2.3 MB |
2016. Meroles anchietae: Size, growth and longevity. 12-15
… On 18 December 2011, an adult male Meroles anchietae was captured and marked with four red beads ('RRRR') by DE at Station Dune (23° 34' … M. anchietae . Newly captured individual lizards were marked with beads as described above. … Meroles anchietae: Size, growth and longevity …
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| Meroles anchietae_2016_AHN.pdf | 1.12 MB |
2017. Sand-diving as an escape tactic in the lizard Meroles anchietae. Journal of Arid Environments
140 1-5
… demographic and environmental factors. We studied the escape behavior of the sand-diving lizard Meroles anchietae in the Namib Desert, using simulated predator approaches and measuring latency to … Predation risk. … Journal of Arid Environments … Sand-diving as an escape tactic in the lizard Meroles anchietae …
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| Sand_diving as an escape tactic in the lizard Meroles anchietae.pdf | 444.63 KB |
1979. Reproduction in two Namib Desert lacterid lizards (Aporosaura anchietae and Meroles cuneirostris). Herpetologica 35 (2) 169-175
… lizards from the Namib Desert of Namibia (South-West Africa) were investigated. Aporosaura anchietae is capable of continuous reproductive activity for prolonged periods (Jan 1976-Feb … average clutch of 85 females was 1.3 eggs (range 1-2), and 2-4 clutches are produced yearly. Meroles cuneirostris has a reproductive cycle typical of temperate zone species, with … … Herpetologica … Reproduction in two Namib Desert lacterid lizards (Aporosaura anchietae and Meroles cuneirostris) …
Website link:https://www.jstor.org/stable/3891784
1979. Reproduction in Two Namib Desert Lacertid Lizards (Aporosaura anchietae and Meroles cuneirostris). Herpetologica 35 (2) 169-175
… lizards from the Namib Desert of Namibia (South-West Africa) were investigated. Aporosaura anchietae is capable of continuous reproductive activity for prolonged periods (Jan 1976-Feb … average clutch of 85 females was 1.3 eggs (range 1-2), and 2-4 clutches are produced yearly. Meroles cuneirostris has a reproductive cycle typical of temperate zone species, with … … Herpetologica … Reproduction in Two Namib Desert Lacertid Lizards (Aporosaura anchietae and Meroles cuneirostris) …
Website link:https://www.jstor.org/stable/3891784
2013. Lacertidae: Meroles ctenodactylus (Smith 1838) - Smith's Desert Lizard. 54-56
… On 20 April 2007 three species of Meroles were found in close proximity on the eastern edge of the southern dune sea west of … Reserve, Southern Namibia (24º50’03.3”S, 15º49’36.7”E 856m). They included two specimens of Meroles ctenodactylus (Fig. 1), that were accessioned into the Port Elizabeth Museum (PEM) … (PEM R17290-91). They were sympatric with Meroles cuneirostris (Strauch 1867) and Meroles anchietae (Bocage 1867), also accessioned into the PEM as PEM R17288 -89 and PEM R17286 …
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| Meroles ctenodactylus_ Smiths Desert Lizard.pdf | 358.59 KB |
Citizen Science projects: Atlas of reptiles - non-snakes.
… Namibia, A new phase of biodiversity monitoring in Namibia. Includes: Agama, Anchieta's - Agama anchietae ; Agama, Common Ground - Agama aculeata aculeata ; Agama, Etosha Ground - Agama … ; Lizard, Caprivi Rough-scaled - Ichnotropis grandiceps ; Lizard, Common Rough-scaled - Meroles squamulosus ; Lizard, Common Sand - Pedioplanis pulchella ; Lizard, Desert Plated - … ; Lizard, Eastern Black-lined Plated - Gerrhosaurus intermedius ; Lizard, Giant Desert - Meroles ctenodactylus ; Lizard, Herero Girdled - Namazonurus pustulatus ; Lizard, Holub's …
Website link:https://the-eis.com/atlasing
2003. Lizard telemetry: an exercise in passive monitoring, skulduggery and embargoes. South African Journal of Science 99 6-8
… An attempt 20 years ago to measure the internal temperature of a sand-diving lizard, Meroles anchietae , an inhabitant of the Namib Desert, by a novel microwave technique first used as an … that had long confronted zoologists (and physiologists too) was how a quite remarkable lizard ( Meroles anchietae , previously in the genus Aporosaura ) survived when its usual habitat …
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| Lizard telemetry.pdf | 486.49 KB |
2013. Namibian and North American sand-diving lizards. Journal of Arid Environments 93 116-125
… lizards have evolved in each system albeit at different tempos and modes of speciation. Meroles anchietae (Lacertidae), and Gerrhosaurus skoogi (Gerrhosauridae) of the Namib Desert, and six … to harsh Environments, Detritus-based food webs, Gerrhosaurus skoogi, Lizard ecology, Meroles anchietae, Sand dune ecology, Uma spp. … Journal of Arid Environments … Namibian and …
2002. Helminths of seven species of lacertid lizards from southern Africa. African Zoology 37 (2) 159-164
… five lacertid lizards representing seven species (Heliobolus lugubris, Ichnotropis squamulosa, Meroles anchietae, M. cuneirostris, M. suborbitalis, Pedioplanis lineoocellata, P. namaquensis) from …
Website link:http://journals.co.za/content/afzoo/37/2/EJC17839