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Diel activity patterns in the banded gecko, Coleonyx variegatus

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Laurie J Vitt, and Carolee Caffrey, Diel activity patterns in the banded gecko, Coleonyx variegatus: .

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Activity patterns of nocturnal lizards are less well studied than those of diurnal species. Many diurnal species show a bimodal activity distribution in hot weather and a unimodal distribution in cooler weather (e.g., Tinkle, 1967; Pianka, 1973; Huey et al., 1977). Twelve species of nocturnal Australian geckos studied by Pianka and Pianka (1976) were active primarily during the first 3 h following sunset showing a unimodal pattern. Pianka and Pianka (1976) do point out however that their data may be biased due to a heavier sampling effort earlier in the evening. The eublepharine lizard Coleonyx variegatus of the western United States has long been known as a nocturnal species infrequently found to be diurnally active (Brattstrom, 1952; [...]

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