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SEH European Congress of Herpetology & DGHT Deutscher Societas Europaea Herpetologica – SEH Deutsche Gesellschaft für Herpetologie und Terrarienkunde – DGHT SEH European Congress of Herpetology & DGHT Deutscher Herpetologentag Luxembourg and Trier, 25th to 29th September 2011 Contents What – where – when – who?............................................................................................ 3 Welcome to the SEH European Congress of Herpetology & DGHT Deutscher Herpetologentag ...................................................................................6 Program .............................................................................................................................. 7 Abstracts of talks by invited speakers in alphabetical order ......................................... 23 Abstracts of talks in alphabetical order by first author .................................................. 25 Abstracts to key notes and related symposiums in alphabetical order by first author ......................................................................................................... 75 Abstracts of posters in alphabetical order by first author .............................................90 List of congress participants with e.mail addresses ......................................................128 2 What – where – when – who? Presenters Societas Europaea Herpetologica, SEH (www.seh-herpetology.org), and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Herpetologie und Terrarienkunde e.V., DGHT (www.dght.de), in collaboration with the National Museum of Natural History, Vertebrate Department, Luxembourg (www.mnhn.lu) and Trier University, Biogeographie Department, Trier, Germany (www.biogeographie.uni-trier.de/index.php?id=2528). Venue Neumünster Abbey, 28, rue Münster, L-2160 Luxembourg (Salle Robert Krieps and Salle Edmond Dune), and the National Museum of Natural History, 25 rue Münster, L-2160 Luxembourg, (cafeteria, ground floor), all time, except 28th September (whole day): Trier University, Campus II, Behringstraße 21, D-54296 Trier-Petrisberg (Audimax HS 11-13). See program for details. Conference office Sunday (25th September): National Museum of Natural History, 25, rue Münster, L-2160 Luxembourg, (foyer), 15:00-19:00 hrs. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday (26th, 27th, 29th September): Neumünster Abbey, 28, rue Münster, L-2160 Luxembourg; Salle Robert Krieps (foyer), during the conference. Wednesday (28th September): Trier University, Campus II, Behringstraße 21, D-54296 Trier-Petrisberg (old chapel, room K101), during the conference. Emergency? In case you feel it is necessary please contact us via mobile phone: Luxembourg: +352 – 691 554 346 (Edmée Engel). Trier: +49 - 151 - 284 069 43 (Stefan Lötters). Poster session National Museum of Natural History, 25, rue Münster, L-2160 Luxembourg (ground floor), Monday, 26th September, 17:45-19:00 hrs. 3 What – where – when – who? SEH OGM Neumünster Abbey, 28, rue Münster, L-2160 Luxembourg (Salle Robert Krieps), Tuesday, 27th September, 16:45-18:45 hrs. SEH Intern council meeting National Museum of Natural History, 25, rue Münster, L-2160 Luxembourg (Salle Découverte), Sunday, 25th September, 17:00-19:00 hrs. SEH Internal meeting of Conservation Committee National Museum of Natural History, 25, rue Münster, L-2160 Luxembourg (cafeteria), Monday, 26th September, 19:00-21:00 hrs. SEH Internal meeting of Mapping Committee National Museum of Natural History, 25, rue Münster, L-2160 Luxembourg (Salle Découverte), Monday, 26th September, 19:00-21:00 hrs. Welcome party, get-together and others See program or contact conference office. Bus leave (Trier day) Please note that on the day at Trier University (Wednesday, 28th September), there will be a transfer leaving at 08:00 hrs from: 9, place de la Gare, L-1616 Luxembourg (front to the local post office). Please be on time! Local Organizing Committee Edmée Engel, National Museum of Natural History Luxembourg; Franz Gassert, National Museum of Natural History Luxembourg; Stefan Lötters, Trier University & DGHT; Silvia Macina, DGHT; Myriam Simon, National Museum of Natural History Luxembourg; Michael Veith, Trier University. 4 What – where – when – who? Additional staff Pascal Aachen, National Museum of Natural History Luxembourg (MNHN); Cindy Anders, Trier University; Kerstin Bidinger, Trier University; Luigi Cipriani, MNHN; Corinne Colles, MNHN; Elsa Duarte, MNHN; Guy Eicher, MNHN; Btissam El Filali, MNHN; Jan O. Engler, Trier University; Geneviève Faber, MNHN; Katharina J. Filz, Trier University; Noël Fischbach, MNHN; Alexandra Geilen, Trier University; Jérôme Herr, MNHN; Ute Herrmann, Trier University; Isabelle Keller, MNHN; Nora Lisa Krutz, Trier University; Alessandro Luziotti, MNHN; Michael Mayer, Trier University; Andreas Mendt, DGHT; Patrick Michaely, MNHN; Bernadette Michel, MNHN; Valentin Mingo, Trier University; Corrado Modica, Trier University; Anibal Nogueira, MNHN; Kamila Nowak, Trier University; Michel Possing, MNHN; Julia Rautenberg, Trier University; Daniela Rössler, Trier University; Elena Rudolf, Trier University; Frank Schmoetten, MNHN; Lisa M. Schulte, Trier, University; Ulrich Schulte, Trier University; Norman Wagner, Trier University; Philine Werner, Trier University; Katharina C. Wollenberg, Trier University; and the whole staff of the MNHN building. Scientific board members Salvador Carranza, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Barcelona, Spain; Ylenia Chiari, University of Montpellier 2, France; Mathieu Denoel, University of Liège, Belgium; Edmée Engel, National Museum of Natural History Luxembourg; Trenton W.J. Garner, Zoological Society of London; Franz Gassert, National Museum of Natural History Luxembourg; Richard Griffiths, University of Kent, UK; Spartak Litvinchuk, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia; Stefan Lötters, DGHT & Trier University, Germany; Russell Mittermeier, Conservation International; Andrew Storfer, University of Washington State, Pullman, USA; Simon Stuart, IUCN SSC; Zoltan T. Nagy, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels; Miguel Vences, University of Braunschweig, Germany; Michael Veith, Trier University, Germany. DGHT-Nachzuchttagung Immediately after the international scientific herp congress, from Friday to Sunday (30th September to 2nd October), the DGHT-Nachzuchttagung will take place at Trier, a herpetocultural conference with focus on keeping/breeding herps in captivity and watching them in the wild (conference language is German). Visitors of the SEH European Congress of Herpetology/DGHT Deutscher Herpetologentag are welcome to attending this meeting. Please contact the conference office. 5 Welcome Welcome to the SEH European Congress of Herpetology & DGHT Deutscher Herpetologentag From 25th to 29th September 2011, the National Museum of Natural History Luxembourg (MNHN) and Trier University will host this special international meeting uniting two leading conferences in European Herpetology. The SEH European Congress of Herpetology is held every two years in different European countries since 1979; this will be the 16th meeting. Deutscher Herpetologentag is equivalent to the annual meeting of the German herpetological society DGHT, taking place the 47th time this year. This will be the first joint meeting of these two important societies, an extraordinary milestone meeting in European Herpetology. Not only two societies but also two congress venues! Most of the meeting will take place at Neumünster Abbey cultural centre next to the National Museum of Natural History in Luxembourg. Key note lectures and symposiums will take place during one day at Trier University at Trier-Petrisberg. Transfer on the Trier day is provided of course. However, please make sure to be on time! For bus leave see “What – where – when – who?”. Scientific presentations include three lectures on topics of general interest by invited speakers and three key notes on current topics by invited speakers to which each a minisymposium is dedicated. Apart from these special lectures and key notes, a wide array of scientific talks (more than 60) will be given in parallel sessions. eW have tried to group them and know that this is not absolutely satisfying in all cases. Also the scientific program does include more than 60 poster presentations – do not miss the poster session, as there will be no parallel program. Besides scientific presentations, some social events will take place including the welcome party, opening ceremony and get-together. The last mentioned is dedicated to introduce you to some local culture. Other occasions to learn more about the region and its history include sightseeing tours in both Luxembourg and Trier; for those who are interested more in science, we offer a guided tour through the museum and a bat trip, as for herps it may be too late in the year. If you have any further need of information, please contact the conference office or do not hesitate to contact any of the staff members (indicated by colored name tags). At the point of writing these lines, we counted 251 registrations from 37 countries. We welcome all of you and hope that you will enjoy this extraordinary meeting! Luxembourg and Trier, September 2011 Local Organizing Committee 6 Sunday – Monday – Program Sunday, 25th September 2011 15:00-19:00 Registration (MNHN, Foyer) 17:00-19:00 Intern council meeting SEH (MNHN, Salle Découverte) 19:00-21:00 Welcome party (MNHN, cafeteria) Monday, 26th September 2011 08:00-09:30 Registration (MNHN, Foyer) Luxembourg, Neumünster Abbey Salle Robert Krieps 09:30-10:15 Opening ceremony C. Corti,
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