| histochemistry of glycoconjugates in the gallbladder epithelium of ten animal species. | a battery of seven lectins and several conventional mucin histochemical techniques were used to identify the epithelial mucins of the gallbladder of ten species: man, rabbit (oryctolagus cuniculus, mammalia), hamster (mesocricetus auratus, mammalia), chicken (gallus gallus, bird), sparrow (passer domesticus, bird), moorish gecko (tarentola mauritanica, reptilia), ladder snake (elaphe scalaris, reptilia), lake frog (rana perezi, amphibia), natterjack toad (bufo calamita, amphibia) and gilthead se ... | 1989 | 2722572 |
| [the genus leishmania in italy]. | seventy-four leishmania isolates collected in italy from six different regions where leishmaniases are endemic, have been typed. parasites have been isolated from: man (vl and cl), dog, black rat (rattus rattus), fox (vulpes vulpes) and geckoes (tarentola mauritanica and cyrtodactylus kotschyi). the isolates have been characterized by starch-gel electrophoresis for 9-16 enzymes whose mobility was compared with that of international reference strains for l. infantum, l. tropica, l. major, l. dono ... | 1985 | 3870639 |
| the identity of leishmania tarentolae wenyon 1921. | a double clone of trypanosoma platydactyli catouillard, 1909, derived from a single trypomastigote from the blood of the moorish gecko, tarentola mauritanica, was grown in vitro. morphogenesis of the parasites led to a stable population of promastigotes which were identical, in general morphology, ultrastructure and the electrophoretic mobility of 8 enzymes, to those cultures previously considered to be leishmania tarentolae wenyon, 1921. these cultures included the strain isolated from the type ... | 1985 | 3982855 |
| [spread of hemoparasites in reptiles and amphibians in italy]. | hemoparasites were harvested from 993 individuals belonging to 15 reptilian and 1 amphibian species, from various italian localities. hemogregarins were found in 10 reptilian species while a flagellate and microfilariae were found only in tarentola mauritanica from lampedusa. for each host species and place of origin the frequencies of hemogregarins are reported and discussed. longitudinal studies with periodical thin smears were carried out on 5 tarentola mauritanica, 4 lacerta viridis, 26 poda ... | 1999 | 10870559 |
| complex estimates of evolutionary relationships in tarentola mauritanica (reptilia: gekkonidae) derived from mitochondrial dna sequences. | mitochondrial dna (12s rrna, 16s rrna) sequences were analysed within tarentola mauritanica and other selected species of tarentola. several highly genetically distinct lineages occur in north africa, revealing phylogroups in southern and central morocco, northern morocco, algeria, tunisia, and libya. a single haplotype characterizes populations across spain, portugal, italy, menorca, crete, and tunisia raising the possibility of an anthropogenic introduction followed by rapid population expansi ... | 2004 | 15012965 |
| conflicting patterns of nucleotide diversity between mtdna and ndna in the moorish gecko, tarentola mauritanica. | the gecko tarentola mauritanica is a mediterranean species that is widely distributed across southern europe and north africa. initial phylogeographic studies based on mtdna concluded that the european populations originated from recent colonizations from north africa, possibly involving man-mediated introductions. a distinct lineage, found to be a sister taxon to the widespread european lineage, was subsequently reported from parts of the iberian peninsula. like many gecko species, t. mauritani ... | 2010 | 20434571 |
| when selection deceives phylogeographic interpretation: the case of the mediterranean house gecko, hemidactylus turcicus (linnaeus, 1758). | a previous study on hemidactylus turcicus based on mtdna makers indicated that this gecko has a middle-east origin, and that the current phylogeographic pattern is the result of a very rapid spread from the east to the west of the species' range. the same study identified two distinct mitochondrial lineages with low differentiation and genetic diversity. since h. turcicus is known to be closely associated to humanized environments, its present distribution range and phylogeography is frequently ... | 2010 | 21167948 |
| [proposal for a predator for the destruction of triatoma infestans: tarentola mauritanica.] | the task of chagas disease control is overwhelming. one of the measures is the destruction of the bugs which act as vectors. in this paper the authors suggest trying this with a predator, a voracious insectivorous lizard, a kind of gecko: the tarentola mauritanica or moorish gecko. these geckos were transported fortuitously to argentina in cargoes of cork from their natural habitat, the mediterranean basin. they have adapted easily to their new environment. their ability to eat the kissing bug ( ... | 1980 | 22167700 |
| permanent genetic resources added to molecular ecology resources database 1 december 2012-31 january 2013. | this article documents the addition of 268 microsatellite marker loci to the molecular ecology resources database. loci were developed for the following species: alburnoides bipunctatus, chamaerops humilis, chlidonias hybrida, cyperus papyrus, fusarium graminearum, loxigilla barbadensis, macrobrachium rosenbergii, odontesthes bonariensis, pelteobagrus vachelli, posidonia oceanica, potamotrygon motoro, rhamdia quelen, sarotherodon melanotheron heudelotii, sibiraea angustata, takifugu rubripes, ta ... | 2013 | 23521844 |
| effect of taxon sampling on recovering the phylogeny of squamate reptiles based on complete mitochondrial genome and nuclear gene sequence data. | the complete nucleotide sequences of the mitochondrial (mt) genomes of three species of squamate lizards: blanus cinereus (amphisbaenidae), anguis fragilis (anguidae), and tarentola mauritanica (geckkonidae) were determined anew. the deduced amino acid sequences of all 13 mt protein-coding genes were combined into a single data set and phylogenetic relationships among main squamate lineages were analyzed under maximum likelihood (ml) and bayesian inference (bi). within squamata, the monophyly of ... | 2009 | 18639394 |
| a new angle on clinging in geckos: incline, not substrate, triggers the deployment of the adhesive system. | lizards commonly climb in complex three-dimensional habitats, and gekkotans are particularly adept at doing this by using an intricate adhesive system involving setae on the ventral surface of their digits. however, it is not clear whether geckos always deploy their adhesive system, given that doing so may result in decreased (i.e. reduction in speed) locomotor performance. here, we investigate circumstances under which the adhesive apparatus of clinging geckos becomes operative, and examine the ... | 2009 | 19656797 |
| adult neurogenesis in the telencephalon of a lizard: a [3h]thymidine autoradiographic and bromodeoxyuridine immunocytochemical study. | a qualitative and quantitative evaluation of adult neurogenesis in the telencephalon of a lizard was conducted using [3h]thymidine autoradiography and immunocytochemical detection of 5'-bromodeoxyuridine (brdu). the sites of cell proliferation, the fate, and the phenotype of cells born in adulthood were determined by short and long survival experiments (7 and 30 days). adult specimens of the moorish gecko, tarentola mauritanica (sauria, gekkonidae), received subcutaneous injections of either brd ... | 1996 | 8804691 |
| exploiting leishmania tarentolae cell-free extracts for the synthesis of human solute carriers. | cell-free protein production offers a versatile alternative to complement in vivo expression systems. however, usage of prokaryotic cell-free systems often leads to non-functional proteins. we modified a previously designed cell-free system based on the protozoan leishmania tarentolae, a parasite of the moorish gecko tarentola mauritanica, together with a species-independent translational sequences-based plasmid to produce human membrane proteins in 2 hours reaction time. we successfully establi ... | 2013 | 23802133 |
| a radioautographic study of retinal projections in type i and type ii lizards. | the retinofugal projections of 5 species (acanthodactylus boskianus, scincus scincus, tarentola mauritanica, uromastix acanthinurus and zonosaurus ornatus) belonging to 5 different families of type i and type ii lizards have been examined by means of the radioautographic method. in the 5 species the retinal ganglion cells project to the contralateral hypothalamus (nucleus suprachiasmaticus), thalamus (nucleus geniculatus lateralis pars ventralis, nucleus geniculatus lateralis pars dorsalis), pre ... | 1978 | 638743 |
| sensory transduction and neuronal transmission as related to ultrastructure and encoding of information in different labyrinthine receptor systems of vertebrates. | mechano-electric transduction and neuronal transmission were studied in sensory systems ascending from and descending to single receptor cells of the labyrinth organs in submammalian vertebrates. the animals were young crocodiles (caiman crocodilus), geckos (gekko gecko, tarentola mauritanica), and turtles (pseudemys scripta elegans, chinemys reevesii). intracellular receptor potentials from the apical region of the hair cell (or from the ciliary surface) were recorded in the ampullar, macular, ... | 1982 | 6289788 |
| [cytoarchitectonic study of the cerebral cortex in reptiles. i. areas and cortical nucleus in lacerta galloti, chalcides viridanus and tarentola mauritanica]. | | 1972 | 4681619 |
| comparative electron-microscopic studies on the conus papillaris and its relationship to the retina in night and day active geckos. | the ultrastructure of the capillary endothelium of the conus papillaris within the vitreous body was studied in night, day, and mixed (night and day) active geckos (homopholis wahlbergi, gekko gecko, pachydactylus bibronii, tarentola mauritanica, lygodactylus conraui, phelsuma guimbeaui, phelsuma madagascariensis). capillary endothelial cells were poorly developed in night and mixed active animals, whereas in day active animals they were highly organized. in particular the number and height of t ... | 1976 | 1086618 |
| differential patterns of glial fibrillary acidic protein-immunolabeling in the brain of adult lizards. | the present study describes by means of immunohistochemistry the comparative distribution of glial fibrillary acidic protein (gfap)-positive cells in the forebrain and midbrain of three species of lizards: eumeces algeriensis, scincoidae; agama impalearis, agamidae; tarentola mauritanica, gekkonidae. in the species studied, the different types and proportions of glial cells expressing gfap showed considerable variation. these cells include radial glia, oval cells, tanycytes, ependymocytes, glia ... | 2003 | 12898609 |
| cone-like rectification properties of cgmp-gated channels in transmutated retinal photoreceptors of nocturnal geckoes. | photoreceptors of nocturnal geckoes are scotopic, with rod-shaped outer segments, and sensitivities to light similar to the one of retinal rods from other species of lower vertebrates. however, these cells are not rods, but they originated from cones of ancestral diurnal geckoes with pure-cone retinas, after being forced to adapt to a nocturnal behavior. several interesting adaptations of these rod-like cones have been studied to date; molecular biology and functional studies confirmed that seve ... | 2014 | 25506076 |
| to move or not to move: cranial joints in european gekkotans and lacertids, an osteological and histological perspective. | lepidosaurs are frequently described as having highly kinetic skulls, and different forms of cranial kinesis have been described as being characteristic of their radiation. the model of amphikinesis proposed by frazzetta, j morphol 1962; 111:287-319, which was long considered a synapomorphy of the large suborder sauria, is now much debated given its uncertain distribution among the various lizard taxa and the lack of data about its morphological correlates. in this article, we analyze the anatom ... | 2014 | 24550139 |
| the duplex nature of the retina of the nocturnal gecko as reflected in the electroretinogram. | the effect of light and dark adaptation on the electrical activity in two species of nocturnal gecko, hemidactylus turcicus and tarentola mauritanica was studied. the electroretinogram of both species changes from the scotopic type in the dark-adapted state to the photopic type after strong light adaptation. for the scotopic response fusion frequencies up to 18 flashes per sec. are obtained in both species. for the photopic response fusion frequencies up to 50 flashes per sec. are seen in tarent ... | 1961 | 13723366 |
| the retina of two nocturnal geckos hemidactylus turcicus and tarentola mauritanica. | | 2017 | 13623398 |
| [spectral sensitivity and the threshold of gecko eyes; electroretinographical studies on hemidactylus turcicus & tarentola mauritanica]. | | 2017 | 13623397 |
| an ultrastructural study of differentiation of pyriform cells and their contribution to oocyte growth in representative squamata. | an electron microscopic study of the differentiation of pyriform cells and their contribution to oocyte growth in three lizards (tarentola mauritanica, cordylus wittifer, platysaurus intermedius) and one colubrid snake (coluber viridiflavus) revealed that pyriform cells differentiate from small follicle cells via intermediate cells after establishing an intercellular bridge with the oocyte (see also hubert: bull soc zool fr 102:151-158, 1977; filosa et al: j embryol exp morphol 54:5-15 1979; klo ... | 1992 | 1588588 |
| complete mitochondrial genome of the san lucan gecko, phyllodactylus unctus (sauria, gekkota, phyllodactylidae), in comparison with tarentola mauritanica. | we sequenced the complete mitochondrial genome of the san lucan gecko, phyllodactylus unctus, which is endemic to mexico. the complete mitochondrial genome was 16,881 bp in size, consisting of 37 genes coding for 13 proteins, 2 rrnas, 22 trnas and 1 control region. its gene arrangement pattern was identical with most vertebrates. we compared the mitochondrial genome of p. unctus with that of the moorish gecko, tarentola mauritanica, which is the only other sequenced species from phyllodactylidae ... | 2014 | 23795840 |
| ecophysiology tracks phylogeny and meets ecological models in an iberian gecko. | because fitness of ectotherms, including reptiles, is highly dependent on temperature and water availability, the study of ecophysiological traits, such as preferred temperature (t p) and water loss rates (wlrs), may provide mechanistic evidence on the restricting factors to the species ranges. the moorish gecko, tarentola mauritanica, is a species complex with a circum-mediterranean distribution. in the iberian peninsula, two sister parapatric forms of the complex, known as the iberian and the ... | 2015 | 26658252 |
| contrasts in short- and long-term responses of mediterranean reptile species to fire and habitat structure. | changes in habitat structure constitute a major factor explaining responses of reptiles to fire. however, few studies have examined habitat factors that covary with fire-history variables to explain reptile responses. we hypothesise that more complex habitats should support richer reptile communities, and that species-specific relative abundance should be related to particular habitat features. from spring 2012-2014, twenty-five transects were surveyed in the albera region (north-east iberia). t ... | 2016 | 26408003 |
| the taxonomy of the tarentola mauritanica species complex (gekkota: phyllodactylidae): bayesian species delimitation supports six candidate species. | the lack of morphological diagnosable characters typical of cryptic species, poses a particular problem to taxonomists. this is especially true when taxa are closely related, sharing considerable amounts of ancestral polymorphism. phylogenetic studies on the moorish gecko species-complex, tarentola mauritanica, uncovered extremely high levels of mtdna diversity with six identified clades, including one from the canary islands identified as t. angustimentalis. because of the conserved morphology ... | 2016 | 26391222 |
| a combination of divergence and conservatism in the niche evolution of the moorish gecko, tarentola mauritanica (gekkota: phyllodactylidae). | the quantification of realized niche overlap and the integration of species distribution models (sdms) with calibrated phylogenies to study niche evolution are becoming not only powerful tools to understand speciation events, but can also be used as proxies regarding the delimitation of cryptic species. we applied these techniques in order to unravel how the fundamental niche evolved during cladogenesis within the tarentola mauritanica species-complex. our results suggest that diversification wi ... | 2015 | 26000981 |
| evolutionary patterns of the mitochondrial genome in the moorish gecko, tarentola mauritanica. | a previous study on the evolutionary patterns of tarentola mauritanica demonstrated that low levels of mitochondrial diversity observed in the european populations relative to nuclear markers were consistent with a selective sweep hypothesis. in order to unravel the mitochondrial evolutionary history in this european population and two other lineages of t. mauritanica (iberian and north african clades), variation within 22 nearly complete mitogenomes was analyzed. surprisingly, each clade seems ... | 2013 | 23000071 |
| geckos as indicators of mining pollution. | catastrophic collapse of a mine tailings dam released several million cubic meters of toxic mud and acidic water into the guadiamar river valley, southern spain, in 1998. remediation efforts removed most of the sludge from the floodplain, but contamination persists. clean-up activities also produced clouds of aerosolized materials that further contaminated the surrounding landscape. whole-body concentrations of 21 elements in the moorish wall gecko, tarentola mauritanica, a common inhabitant of ... | 2006 | 16986799 |
| morphology of the harderian gland of the gecko, tarentola mauritanica. | the harderian gland of the gecko, tarentola mauritanica, was studied at the histological, histochemical, and ultrastructural levels. it is a nonlobate compound acinar gland surrounded by a thin capsule of connective tissue. numerous connective tissue-type mast cells, ultrastructurally similar to those described in other higher vertebrates, were identified in the interstitial tissue between the acini. pyramidal or columnar-shaped secretory glandular cells were observed in the acini. in the glandu ... | 2000 | 10761051 |
| the structure of the osteoderms in the gekko: tarentola mauritanica. | histological and cytological analysis reveals that the osteoderms of tarentola mauritanica are composed of an outer part superimposed on a basal region. the structure of both parts can be related to that of the surrounding dermis. the basal part of the osteoderms, inserted in the dense dermis, is made up of abundant closely packed collagen fibrils that orient the mineral deposit. the outer part, located in the superficial loose dermis, is crossed by few bundles of mineralized collagen fibrils ar ... | 1986 | 3751949 |
| the organization of the vitelline envelope in the lizard tarentola mauritanica. | | 1983 | 6850849 |
| [preliminary observations by electron microscope on the ultrastructure of spermatozoa of tarentola mauritanica l]. | | 1962 | 13895939 |
| evidence from tarentola mauritanica (gekkota: phyllodactylidae) helps validate thermography as a tool to infer internal body temperatures of lizards. | infrared (ir) thermal imaging has become an increasingly popular tool to measure body temperature of animals. the high-resolution data it provides with short lag and minimum disturbance makes it an appealing tool when studying reptile thermal ecology. however, due to the common phenomenon of regional heterothermy and surface-to-core temperature gradients, it is essential to select the appropriate body part to measure and provide calibrations to accurately infer internal body temperatures. this w ... | 2020 | 33077121 |
| ontogeny of the moorish gecko tarentola mauritanica with emphasis on morphogenesis of the skin and its derivatives. | studying reptilian embryonic development provides answers to many questions related to the development of tetrapods. reptilian skin has been recently considered in studies at the evo-devo level. the lizard epidermis has to be shed periodically. at the embryonic level, contention exists regarding the first layers to appear, whether the oberhautchen or the clear layer, and whether the shedding complex develops before hatching. geckos exhibit diverse morphologies independently evolved multiple time ... | 2020 | 32410344 |
| gross anatomy and ultrastructure of moorish gecko, tarentola mauritanica skin. | the epidermis of tarentola mauritanica in the skin regions of back, flank and belly has been described using light and electron microscopy. this animal model was useful to give an insight of the functional pattern involved in pigmentation, cryptism and photosensitivity. skin from back and flanks, in electron microscopy, shows a high concentration of chromatophores, among those melanophores, xanthophores and iridophores have been reported. interestingly, in the flank-back transition region electr ... | 2018 | 29622089 |