Osteological criteria for the specific identification of
Monitor lizards (Varanus Merrem, 1820) remains in subfossil
deposits of Sundaland and continental Southeast Asia

J 2019

Osteological criteria for the specific identification of Monitor lizards (Varanus Merrem, 1820) remains in subfossil deposits of Sundaland and continental Southeast Asia

BOCHATON, Corentin, Martin IVANOV a Julien CLAUDE

Základní údaje

Originální název

Osteological criteria for the specific identification of Monitor lizards (Varanus Merrem, 1820) remains in subfossil deposits of Sundaland and continental Southeast Asia

Autoři

BOCHATON, Corentin (250 Francie, garant), Martin IVANOV (203 Česká republika, domácí) a Julien CLAUDE (250 Francie)

Vydání

Amphibia-Reptilia, Leiden, BRILL ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS, 2019, 0173-5373

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

10506 Paleontology

Stát vydavatele

Nizozemské království

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

Abstract

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 1.408

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14310/19:00111164

Organizační jednotka

Přírodovědecká fakulta

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15685381-20181101

UT WoS

000475797200007

Klíčová slova anglicky

morphology; osteology; paleontology; squamate; zooarchaeology

Štítky

rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 12. 2. 2020 11:29, Mgr. Marie Šípková, DiS.

Anotace

V originále

The identification at species level of subfossil remains of lizards from tropical regions currently suffers from strong limitation linked to the lack of comprehensive work conducted on the osteology of modern taxa. The aim of this study is to provide osteological criteria allowing for the specific identification of the subfossil remains of Sundaland and continental Southeast Asian monitor lizards (Varanus sp.), which are often well-represented in the deposits of this geographic area. To do so we performed an osteological study of the four species occurring in this region (V. bengalensis sensu lato, V. salvator, V. dumerilii, and V. rudicollis) using a large set of 88 skeletons of modern specimens. The observation of the full set of specimens allows us to define 41 osteological criteria distributed on 20 different anatomical parts which enable the specific identification of isolated bones of the studied species. The results highlight the importance of taking account of the morphological intraspecific variability by the use of large samples of specimens to avoid identification errors. They also show that the distinction of closely related taxa remains complex even when detailed morphological analyses are performed.

Citovat

BOCHATON, Corentin, Martin IVANOV a Julien CLAUDE. Osteological criteria for the specific identification of Monitor lizards (Varanus Merrem, 1820) remains in subfossil deposits of Sundaland and continental Southeast Asia. Amphibia-Reptilia. Leiden: BRILL ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS, 2019, roč. 40, č. 2, s. 219-232. ISSN 0173-5373. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15685381-20181101.

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BOCHATON, Corentin, Martin IVANOV a Julien CLAUDE. Osteological criteria for the specific identification of Monitor lizards (Varanus Merrem, 1820) remains in subfossil deposits of Sundaland and continental Southeast Asia. \textit{Amphibia-Reptilia}. Leiden: BRILL ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS, 2019, roč.~40, č.~2, s.~219-232. ISSN~0173-5373. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15685381-20181101.

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