Open AccessTHE PROPOSAL OF MONITORING OF SLOW-WORM ANGUIS FRAGILIS L. AND EASTERN SLOW-WORM ANGUIS COLCHICA (NORDMANN, 1840) IN POLAND
Author(s) -
Jakub BADZIUKIEWICZ
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
folia pomeranae universitatis technologiae stetinensis. agricultura, alimentaria, piscaria et zootechnica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2081-1284
pISSN - 2300-5378
DOI - 10.21005/aapz2021.59.3.02
Subject(s) - zona incerta , biology , anatomy , dorsum
The paper presents the proposal for monitoring methods of two species from Anguidae family occurring in Poland such as slow-worm A. fragilis and Eastern slow-worm A. c. incerta. Until recently, both species were considered to be the same taxon. Thanks to genetic research the Eastern slow-worm was isolated from the species A. fragilis. In recent years, phenotypic differences between A. fragilis and A. c. incerta have been described, but it has not been noticed whether there are any behavioral or habitat preference differences. Only the approximate boundary of the occurrence of both species in Poland is known. It may be important to distinguish common areas, as there are known cases of hybridization of A. c. incerta with A. fragilis in the Czech Republic and Hungary. Due to the recent isolation of the Eastern slow-worm, it is still not legally protected in Poland, unlike the partially protected slow-worm.