So They Come to the Islets Swimming the Invading Snakes that Are Annihilating a Unique Lizard in the Balearics
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The involuntary introduction of the horseshoe snake is about to extinguish the Eivissa lizard (Podarcis pityusensis), a native and endemic species of the Pitiusas (all over the world this species only lives on these islands).This is the great cultural icon of Eivissa, visible in tourist souvenirs (imams, towels, bags...).The populations of this lizard are suffering a drastic reduction in the last 20 years, to the point that it could disappear co…
At first, it sounded implausible: terrestrial snakes that suddenly jump into the sea by themselves in Ibiza to go in search of islets to hunt. However, more and more evidence was being found through testimonies from fishermen, local residents, tourists... Now, a team from the Center for Ecological Research and Forest Applications (CREAF) has documented for the first time this behavior scientifically in the journal Ecology, providing a recording …
The researchers point out that this behavior "has never been observed" in this species. The advance of the predator, present in 90% of the territory, threatens the ecological balance of the Pitiüses.The entry into Balearics of olive trees, carobs and oaks to protect an iconic lizard of invasive snakes The lizard pitiusa (Podarcis pityusensis) is in danger of extinction.For two decades, it has been threatened by the artificial introduction of an …
Recognise it, when you think about Ibiza, you get the head of beaches, sunsets and some other crazy night. What you probably don’t imagine is that under that paradise a silent and quite dramatic battle is going on. And no, it’s not a metaphor: an invading snake is about to take on one of the living symbols of the island, the lizard of the Pitiusas. We’ve known it thanks to the data of the SINC Agency, and the thing looks ugly. Why losing this bu…
The snake, present in 90% of the territory of Ibiza, has already caused the disappearance of this lizard on the island and on a dozen islets in the area, where they arrive by swimming.
The horseshoe snake (Hemorrhois hippocrepis) has already razed the populations of the lizard pitiusa (Podarcis pityusensis) of Ibiza and is reaching to swim the islets that surround the islands pitiusas, last redoubts of an emblematic species that is sought to save with the ex situ breeding in the zoo of Barcelona. According to experts, the snake, detected also in Formentera (where also the lizard inhabits), arrived to Ibiza about 20 years ago h…
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