First record of dermal fluorescence in the desert-adapted Stenodactylus and Trigonodactylus geckos

First record of dermal fluorescence in the desert-adapted Stenodactylus and Trigonodactylus geckos

© 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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Main Authors: Burriel-Carranza, Bernat, Talavera, Adrián, Mochales-Riaño, Gabriel, Al Hashmi, Sulaiman, Al Busaidi, Ahmed, Els, Johannes, Carranza, Salvador
Other Authors: Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España)
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-06
Subjects:Squamata, Gekkota, Fluorescent signalling, Arabia, UV light,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/360766
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spelling dig-ibe-es-10261-3607662024-06-18T11:13:16Z First record of dermal fluorescence in the desert-adapted Stenodactylus and Trigonodactylus geckos Burriel-Carranza, Bernat Talavera, Adrián Mochales-Riaño, Gabriel Al Hashmi, Sulaiman Al Busaidi, Ahmed Els, Johannes Carranza, Salvador Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España) La Caixa Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España) Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España) Carranza, Salvador [0000-0002-5378-3008] Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72] Squamata Gekkota Fluorescent signalling Arabia UV light © 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Even though steadily increasing, biofluorescence is a rarely documented phenomenon in vertebrates. Within geckos, only six species have been shown to produce fluorescence and only one case of dermal fluorescence has been reported. Here, we report on the discovery of dermal fluorescence in the Dune Sand Gecko (Stenodactylus doriae), the Eastern Sand Gecko (S. leptocosymbotes), and the Arabian Web-footed Sand Gecko (Trigonodactylus arabicus), three closely-related, nocturnal, desert-adapted Arabian geckos. We show that there are interspecific differences in fluorescent regions which might be linked to the habitat preference and behaviour of each species. Our results are in agreement with prior hypotheses suggesting that desert-adapted geckos might use dermal biofluorescence for conspecific signalling. With the present work, we expand the current knowledge on skin fluorescence in reptiles and provide new insights on fluorescence of desert-adapted geckos. BB-C is funded by FPU grant from Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades, Spain (FPU18/04742), AT is funded by “la Caixa” doctoral fellowship programme (LCF/BQ/DR20/11790007), and GM-R is funded by an FPI grant from the Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades, Spain (PRE2019-088729). SC is supported by PID2021-128901NB-I00 funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by ERDF, a way of making Europe. No in vivo experiments were performed. Peer reviewed 2024-06-18T11:13:15Z 2024-06-18T11:13:15Z 2024-06 artículo Journal of Arid Environments 222: 105161 (2024) 0140-1963 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/360766 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2024.105161 1095-922X en #PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE# info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2021-2023/PID2021-128901NB-I00/ES/UNA APROXIMACION MULTI-OMICA A LA EVOLUCION DE LAS VIBORAS DEL VIEJO MUNDO Y SUS ARSENALES TOXICOS/ Publisher's version https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2024.105161 Sí open application/pdf Elsevier
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topic Squamata
Gekkota
Fluorescent signalling
Arabia
UV light
Squamata
Gekkota
Fluorescent signalling
Arabia
UV light
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Gekkota
Fluorescent signalling
Arabia
UV light
Squamata
Gekkota
Fluorescent signalling
Arabia
UV light
Burriel-Carranza, Bernat
Talavera, Adrián
Mochales-Riaño, Gabriel
Al Hashmi, Sulaiman
Al Busaidi, Ahmed
Els, Johannes
Carranza, Salvador
First record of dermal fluorescence in the desert-adapted Stenodactylus and Trigonodactylus geckos
description © 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
author2 Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España)
author_facet Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España)
Burriel-Carranza, Bernat
Talavera, Adrián
Mochales-Riaño, Gabriel
Al Hashmi, Sulaiman
Al Busaidi, Ahmed
Els, Johannes
Carranza, Salvador
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topic_facet Squamata
Gekkota
Fluorescent signalling
Arabia
UV light
author Burriel-Carranza, Bernat
Talavera, Adrián
Mochales-Riaño, Gabriel
Al Hashmi, Sulaiman
Al Busaidi, Ahmed
Els, Johannes
Carranza, Salvador
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title First record of dermal fluorescence in the desert-adapted Stenodactylus and Trigonodactylus geckos
title_short First record of dermal fluorescence in the desert-adapted Stenodactylus and Trigonodactylus geckos
title_full First record of dermal fluorescence in the desert-adapted Stenodactylus and Trigonodactylus geckos
title_fullStr First record of dermal fluorescence in the desert-adapted Stenodactylus and Trigonodactylus geckos
title_full_unstemmed First record of dermal fluorescence in the desert-adapted Stenodactylus and Trigonodactylus geckos
title_sort first record of dermal fluorescence in the desert-adapted stenodactylus and trigonodactylus geckos
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