Observations on the escape behaviour in Teius oculatus and T. teyou (Reptilia: Squamata: Teiidae)

Lizards exhibit a variety of anti-predator strategies, but the most commonly used is escape. In the case of the lizard genus Teius they use mimesis with vegetation as a first strategy and escape as the second tactic. These lizards are fast runners and can run even using only the hind legs. Here we p...

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Main Author:	Cacciali, Pier (author)
Other Authors:	Köhler, Gunter (author), Maneyro, Raúl (author)
Format:	article
Language:	English
Published:	2016
Subjects:	Approach distance Anti-predator strategy Lizards Shelter use
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12008/24807
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