Nathan Dappen is a biologist and La lagartija ibicenca es el símbolo del archipiélago pi- photographer. He conducted his tiuso. Pero, ¿qué hace tan especiales a estos coloridos Ph.D. research studying color reptiles? El Símbolo: las lagartijas de Ibiza y Formen- evolution and sexual coevolution tera, le llevará en un recorrido por la cultura, biología, in the Ibiza wall lizard. To find out more about Dr. Dappen visit: ecología y conservación del animal más icónico de Ibiza y Formentera. w w w . daysedgeproductions com The Ibiza wall lizard is the symbol of the Pityusic Archi- pelago, but what makes this colorful reptile so special? The Symbol: wall lizards of Ibiza and Formentera will Neil Losin is a biologist and photographer. He conducted his El Símbolo: Las lagartijas de Ibiza y Formentera take you on a journey into the culture, biology, ecology, Ph.D. research studying the evo- The Symbol: Wall lizards of Ibiza and Formentera and conservation of Ibiza and Formentera’s most iconic lution of territoriality in invasive animal. lizards of Florida and the Carib- Il Simbolo: Le Lucertole Di Ibiza e Formentera bean. To find out more about Dr. Das Wahrzeichen: Die Eidechsen von Ibiza und Formentera Losin visit: La lucertola delle Pitiuse è il simbolo dell’omonimo arci- pelago, ma cosa rende questo coloratissimo rettile così w w w . daysedgeproductions com speciale? Il Simbolo: le lucertole di Ibiza e Formen- tera ti condurrà attraverso un viaggio alla scoperta della cultura, biologia, ecologia e salvaguardia della specie più Valentín Pérez-Mellado is a pro- iconica delle isole di Ibiza e Formentera. fessor of zoology in the Depart- ment of Animal Biology at the Uni- versity of Salamanca (Spain). In Die Eidechse gilt als das Symbol schlechthin der Pityu- his long career, he has published seninseln, aber was ist so besonders an diesem bunten hundreds of scientific articles and Reptil? Das Wahrzeichen: Die Eidechsen von Ibiza a handful of books about lizard ecology and evolution. To find out und Formentera nimmt Sie mit auf eine Reise in die Kul- more about Dr. Pérez-Mellado tur, die Biologie, die kologie und den Artenschutz des visit: bekanntesten Geschöpfes von Ibiza und Formentera. h ttp / / biodi ersidad usal es pro e- sorado v alentin-pere -mellado “Nature holds the key to our aesthetic, intellectual, cognitive and even spiritual satisfaction.” -E.O. Wilson The Symbol El Símbolo: Las lagartijas de Ibiza y Formentera The Symbol: Wall lizards of Ibiza and Formentera Il Simbolo: Le Lucertole Di Ibiza e Formentera Das Wahrzeichen: Die Eidechsen von Ibiza und Formentera TEXTOS | WRITTEN BY | TESTO | AUTOREN Nathan Dappen, PhD Neil Losin, PhD Valentín Pérez-Mellado, PhD FOTOGRAFÍAS | PHOTOGRAPHY | FOTOGRAFIA | FOTOGRAFIE Nathan Dappen, PhD Neil Losin, PhD © Day’s Edge Productions, LLC To license photographs from this book visit Tandemstock.com FOTOGRAFÍAS ADICIONALES | ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY | FOTOGRAFIE SUPPLEMENTARI | ZUSÄTZLICHE FOTOGRAFIE Amanda Miesnieks Elizabeth Losin, PhD © Pepa Carbonell (p.35) TRADUCCIONES | TRANSLATIONS | TRADUZIONI | ÜBERSETZUNG Español - Valentin Perez-Mellado, PhD Italiano: Camilla Saccardi & Claudia Corti Deutsch: Brigitte Mauel DISEÑO Y MAQUETACIÓN | LAYOUT & DESIGN | GRAFICA E IMPAGINAZIONE | LAYOUT UND DESIGN Day’s Edge Productions www.daysedgeproductions.com ESPAÑOL | ENGLISH | ITALIANO | DEUTSCH ÍNDICE INDEX INDICE INDEX INTRODUCCIÓN...................................................................................6 INTRODUCTION...................................................................................6 INTRODUZIONE...................................................................................7 EINFÜHRUNG.........................................................................................7 LA VIDA COMO UNA LAGARTIJA..................................................24 LIFE AS A LIZARD.............................................................................24 LA VITA DI UNA LUCERTOLA............................................................25 LEBEN WIE EINE EIDECHSE.............................................................25 UNA CITA CON LA LAGARTIJA DE LAS PITIUSAS….................32 MEET THE IBIZA WALL LIZARD.......................................................32 INCONTRO CON LA LUCERTOLA DELLE PITIUSE …....................32 LERNEN SIE MEHR ÜBER DIE PITYUSENEIDECHSE......................32 ¿Cuál es la clasificación actual de esta especie?............................................................34 What is the current classification of this species?......................................................34 Qual è l’attuale classificazione di questa specie?.............................................................34 Wie ist die gängige Klassifizierung dieser Art?...............................................................34 ¿Quienes son los parientes más próximos de la lagartija de las Pitiusas?.....36 What are the closest relative of the Ibiza wall lizard?.............................................36 Chi sono i parenti più stretti della lucertola delle Pitiuse?.....................................38 Wie heißen die nächsten Verwandten der Pityuseneidechse?..............................36 ¿Cómo llegaron las lagartijas a las islas?............................................................................40 How did the lizards arrive in these islands?..................................................................40 Come arrivarono le lucertole su queste isole?.............................................................41 Wie kamen die Eidechsen zu diesen Inseln?.................................................................41 Las subespecies ...........................................................................................................................46 Subspecies.......................................................................................................................................46 Classificazione delle sottospecie ........................................................................................47 Klassifizierung von Unterarten..............................................................................................47 ¿Qué es una especie y qué es una subespecie?...........................................................52 What’s a species and what’s a subspecies?....................................................................52 Cos’è una specie e cos’è una sottospecie?....................................................................53 Was sind Arten und was sind Unterarten?....................................................................53 REPRODUCCIÓN Y COMPORTAMIENTO......................................56 REPRODUCTION AND BEHAVIOR.................................................56 RIPRODUZIONE E COMPORTAMENTO.........................................57 FORTPFLAZUNG UND VERHALTEN................................................57 Un día en la vida de la lagartija de las Pitiusas............................................................58 A day in the life of an Ibiza wall lizard...............................................................................58 Un giorno nella vita di una Lucertola delle Pitiuse...................................................59 Ein Tag im Leben einer Pityuseneidechse.........................................................................59 ¿Dónde viven?..................................................................................................................................62 Where do they live?...................................................................................................................62 Dove vivono?.................................................................................................................................63 Wo wohnen sie?...........................................................................................................................63 ¿Cuando están activas?................................................................................................................64 When are they active?..............................................................................................................64 Quand’è che sono attive?.......................................................................................................64 Wann sind sie aktiv?....................................................................................................................64 ¿Cómo se distinguen los machos de las hembras?.....................................................66 Males vs. Females..........................................................................................................................66 Come si distinguono i maschi dalle femmine?............................................................67 Woran kann man Männchen von Weibchen unterscheiden?.............................67 Agresión y reproducción........................................................................................................72 Aggression and reproduction...............................................................................................72 Aggressività e riproduzione...................................................................................................73 Aggressivität und Reproduktion..........................................................................................73 LA VIDA INSULAR.............................................................................84 ISLAND LIFE.......................................................................................84