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标题：PIT-Tags as a technique for marking fossorial reptiles: insights from a long-term field study of the amphisbaenian Trogonophis wiegmanni
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作者：Pablo Recio ; Gonzalo Rodríguez-Ruiz ; Jesús Ortega 等
期刊名称：Acta Herpetologica
电子版ISSN：1827-9643
出版年度：2019
卷号：14
期号：2
页码：101-107
DOI：10.13128/a_h-7747
语种：English
出版社：Firenze University Press
摘要：Many field studies of ecology or conservation require individual identification of the animals, and for this, several marking techniques have been developed. However, no specific labeling technique has been tested for fossorial reptiles, such as amphisbaenians. We describe the use of Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tags as a long-term labeling method of the amphisbaenian Trogonophis wiegmanni. We present the details of the marking procedure and examine the benefits and drawbacks of the technique considering the fossorial environment. After marking many individuals in a long-term field study, we can ensure that the marks were easily applicable and were not lost over a period of at least four years. Moreover, PIT tags did not negatively affect the body condition of amphisbaenians. We conclude that PIT tags are useful for doing field studies of this and similar fossorial species.
关键词：Amphisbaenians;Trogonophis wiegmanni;PIT-tagging;body condition;fossorial reptiles