LATITUDINAL AND CLIMATIC VARIATION IN BODY SIZE AND DORSAL SCALE COUNTS IN SCELOPORUS LIZARDS:A PHYLOGENETIC PERSPECTIVE

Squamates often follow an inverse Bergmann's rule, with larger-bodied animals occurring in warmer areas or at lower latitudes. The size of dorsal scales in lizards has also been proposed to vary along climatic gradients, with species in warmer areas exhibiting larger scales, putatively to reduc...

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