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- Role of the lizard Teira dugesii as a potential host for Ixodes ricinus tick-borne pathogensPublication . Sousa, R. de; Carvalho, I. Lopes de; Santos, A. S.; Bernardes, C.; Milhano, N.; Jesus, J.; Menezes, D.; Núncio, M. S.PCR screening of ticks and tissue samples collected from 151 Teira dugesii lizards seems to indicate a potential role of this lizard species in the maintenance and transmission cycle of some Ixodes ricinus tick-borne agents, such as Rickettsia monacensis, Rick ettsia helvetica, and Borrelia lusitaniae, that are circulating on Madeira Island.
- Evidence of high longevity in an Island lacertid, Teira dugesii (Milne-Edwards, 1829). First data on wild specimensPublication . Jesus, J.Using the technique of capture, mark and recapture, here is reported a case of high longevity in the Madeiran lizard, Teira dugesii. It is one of the highest reported values for lacertid lizards (16 years or more) in a wild population.