How the most northern lizard, Zootoca vivipara, overwinters in Siberia

Берман, Д. И.; Булахова, Н. А.; Alfimov, A. V.; Meshcheryakova, E. N.

doi:10.1007/s00300-016-1916-z

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“…South‐Western Europe; Surget‐Groba et al., ), (2) an Italian refuge of the oviparous clade A (Surget‐Groba et al., ) and that (3) for clades C to F the location of potential refuges remains unknown and (4) clades D and E, respectively, may have exhibited post‐glacial northwards expansion to Northern Europe and post‐glacial north‐east expansion to North‐Eastern Europe and Asia (Surget‐Groba et al., ). Taken together this information indicates (1) that Z. vivipara exhibits biogeographic patterns typical for temperate species, namely, Southern refuges during glaciations, and (2), its occurrence in high northern latitudes (at least up to 66° N; Surget‐Groba et al., ; Berman et al., ) and the refuge North of the Pyrenees suggests that some lineages exhibit biogeographic patterns typical for boreo‐alpine species. However, sample size, genetic methods and markers used in previous studies do not allow to draw robust conclusions (Surget‐Groba et al., ) and the reason why some, but not all clades exhibit enormous geographical distributions remains unclear.…”

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“…The existence of permafrost even during Würm (115,000–10,000 years ago) down to the46° N latitude (Figure b), is incongruent with Northern refuges, since Z. vivipara cannot endure temperatures in hibernacula (5–20 cm below ground) below −10°C and since permafrost temperatures at this depth are frequently below −15°C (Berman et al., ). More likely and more congruent with the TCS network is a refuge South‐East or in the East of the Alps, colonization of the Balkan and subsequent colonization of Northern and Western Europe (Figures and ).…”

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“…Earlier studies detected six major genetic clades (Surget‐Groba et al., , , ), two with oviparous (A and B) and four with viviparous (C, D, E and F) reproduction. The viviparous populations are widely distributed along the Palaearctic area (from western Europe up to Sakhalin and Hokkaido Islands; Heulin & Guillaume, ) where their northern limit is closely associated with the southern limit of the permafrost (Berman, Bulakhova, Alfimov, & Meshcheryakova, ). The oviparous populations are present only in two areas of its southern distribution: first in Northern Spain and the Pyrenees (Heulin & Guillaume, ), and second, in Northern Italy and the Carnian Alps (Heulin et al., ; Surget‐Groba et al., ).…”

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Phylogeography, evolutionary history and effects of glaciations in a species (Zootoca vivipara) inhabiting multiple biogeographic regions

Hórreo

Peláez

Suárez

et al. 2018

Journal of Biogeography

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Aim: During glaciations, the distribution of temperate species inhabiting the Northern Hemisphere generally contracts into southern refugia; and in boreo-alpine species of the Northern Hemisphere, expansion from Northern refugia is the general rule. Little is known about the drivers explaining vast distributions of species inhabiting multiple biogeographic regions (major biogeographic regions defined by the European Environmental Agency). Here we investigate the fine-scale phylogeography and evolutionary history of the Eurasian common lizard (Zootoca vivipara), the terrestrial reptile with the world's widest and highest latitudinal distribution, that inhabits multiple biogeographic regions. Location: Eurasia. Methods:We generated the largest molecular dataset to date of Z. vivipara, ran phylogenetic analyses, reconstructed its evolutionary history, determined the location of glacial refuges and reconstructed ancestral biogeographic regions. Results:The phylogenetic analyses revealed a complex evolutionary history, driven by expansions and contractions of the distribution due to glacials and interglacials, and the colonization of new biogeographic regions by all lineages of Z. vivipara.Many glacial refugia were detected, most were located close to the southern limit of the Last Glacial Maximum. Two subclades recolonized large areas covered by permafrost during the last glaciation: namely, Western and Northern Europe and North-Eastern Europe and Asia. Main conclusions:In Z. vivipara, most of the glacial refugia were located in the South of their current distribution. Previous studies suggested the existence of Northern refuges, but the species' inability to overwinter on permafrost and the lack of genetic support suggest that the presence of a refugia in the north of the Alps is unlikely. This species currently inhabits boreo-alpine climates and retracted during previous glaciations into southern refugia, as temperate species. Two clades exhibited enormous geographic expansion that started from two distinct glacial refugia.These phylogeographic patterns were highly congruent with those of Vipera berus.Together they suggest that glacial retraction, the location of the refugia and absence of competition may have promoted the enormous geographic expansion of two clades.

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Phylogeography, evolutionary history and effects of glaciations in a species (Zootoca vivipara) inhabiting multiple biogeographic regions

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“…Together with the amniote adaptations for fully terrestrial lives it has set crown group squamates on a path to ecological and evolutionary success since they evolved over 200 million years ago (Evans, ; Zheng & Wiens, ). Over this time period lizards have diversified into all terrestrial habitats except the coldest ones (but see Berman, Bulakhova, Alfimov, & Meshcheryakova, ), filling multiple ecological niches, and showing a remarkable array of adaptations. Lizards have repeatedly evolved legless forms (e.g., Brandley, Huelsenbeck, & Wiens, ; Gans, ), including the hugely successful and highly derived, group of snakes ‐ comprising over a third of the total diversity of squamates (Uetz, ).…”

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Traits of lizards of the world: Variation around a successful evolutionary design

Meiri

2018

Global Ecol Biogeogr

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Motivation over the last 12 years I have been collecting trait and geographic data on lizards. These data could be useful for scientists studying this remarkable reptilian radiation. Furthermore, as published data for some of the less well known species are scarce, I hope this study can initiate a community effort to fill in data gaps. I present geographical, morphological, ecological, physiological and life history data for the 6,657 known species of lizards. I further indicate whether there are phylogenetic data associated with them, and their threat assessment, if they have one. I present descriptive statistics regarding these traits and point to avenues for future research using the dataset. Main types of variable contained body size, ecological, thermal biology, geographic, phylogenetic and life history data. Spatial location Global. Time period data are for species known from living, or recently extinct species. Most underlying data were collected during the 20th and 21st centuries. Major taxa Reptilia, Sauria (Squamata, including Amphisbaenia but excluding Serpentes). Level of measurement species. Software format csv.

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“…Squamates in temperate regions often exhibit unique adaptations to cold conditions (e.g., Berman, Bulakhova, Alfimov, & Mescheryakova, 2016;Churchill & Storey, 1992;Voituron, Storey, Grenot, & Storey, 2002). Such adaptations (e.g., prolonged hibernation) may mask or weaken climatic effects on body size (Scholander, 1955).…”

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Global patterns of body size evolution in squamate reptiles are not driven by climate

Slavenko

Feldman

Allison

et al. 2019

Global Ecol Biogeogr

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Aim Variation in body size across animal species underlies most ecological and evolutionary processes shaping local‐ and large‐scale patterns of biodiversity. For well over a century, climatic factors have been regarded as primary sources of natural selection on animal body size, and hypotheses such as Bergmann's rule (the increase of body size with decreasing temperature) have dominated discussions. However, evidence for consistent climatic effects, especially among ectotherms, remains equivocal. Here, we test a range of key hypotheses on climate‐driven size evolution in squamate reptiles across several spatial and phylogenetic scales. Location Global. Time period Extant. Major taxa studied Squamates (lizards and snakes). Methods We quantified the role of temperature, precipitation, seasonality and net primary productivity as drivers of body mass across ca. 95% of extant squamate species (9,733 spp.). We ran spatial autoregressive models of phylogenetically corrected median mass per equal‐area grid cell. We ran models globally, across separate continents and for major squamate clades independently. We also performed species‐level analyses using phylogenetic generalized least square models and linear regressions of independent contrasts of sister species. Results Our analyses failed to identify consistent spatial patterns in body size as a function of our climatic predictors. Nearly all continent‐ and family‐level models differed from one another, and species‐level models had low explanatory power. Main conclusions The global distribution of body mass among living squamates varies independently from the variation in multiple components of climate. Our study, the largest in spatial and taxonomic scale conducted to date, reveals that there is little support for a universal, consistent mechanism of climate‐driven size evolution within squamates.

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How the most northern lizard, Zootoca vivipara, overwinters in Siberia

Cited by 19 publications

References 13 publications

Phylogeography, evolutionary history and effects of glaciations in a species (Zootoca vivipara) inhabiting multiple biogeographic regions

Phylogeography, evolutionary history and effects of glaciations in a species (Zootoca vivipara) inhabiting multiple biogeographic regions

Traits of lizards of the world: Variation around a successful evolutionary design

Global patterns of body size evolution in squamate reptiles are not driven by climate

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