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| Autotomy | (n) The spontaneous casting off of a limb or other body part, such as the tail of certain lizards or the claw of a lobster, especially when the organism is injured or under attack. |
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| Chorotype | (n.) Type of geographical distribution of an organism, recurrent in more than one species; e.g., Boreoalpine, Mediterranean, Atlantic chorotype. |
| Cryptic | (adj.) Fitted for concealing; serving to camouflage or hide. |
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| Dorsal | (adj.) of, pertaining to, or situated at the back, or dorsum. |
| Dorsolateral | (adj.) of, relating to, or involving both the back and the sides. |
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| Fossorial | (adj.) Adapted for digging. |
| Fecundity | (n.) The capacity for producing offspring, especially in abundance. |
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| Gravid | (adj.) Pregnant, carrying developing eggs or young. |
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| Herpetofauna | (n pl) A collective term covering both reptiles and amphibians. |
| Hibernacula | (n pl) The places where reptiles and amphibians hibernate. |
| Hibernaculum | (n) A place where reptiles or amphibians hibernate. |
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| Lateral | (adj.) of or pertaining to the side. |
O | |
| Ocelli | (n pl) Markings that resemble an eye, an eyespot. On reptiles, usually a dark spot with a white centre. |
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| Phenology | (n) The scientific study of periodic biological phenomena, such as flowering, breeding, and migration, in relation to climatic conditions. |
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| Refugia | (n pl.) Material placed in likely habitat with the intention of providing a tempting shelter for reptiles (or amphibians) for the purpose of survey. Often, this material is a sheet of corrugated iron approximately two feet square, although other materials and dimensions can be used. |
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| Subcaudal | (adj.) Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the tail. |
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| Ventral | (adj.) of or pertaining to the venter or belly; abdominal. |