Chapter ICAUCASIAN ROCK AGAMA Paralaudakia caucasia

1Stereotypical pattern of the species-specific Push-Ups by Caucasian Rock Agama males.
A complete version shown in Fig.1.18 a-c. Compare to videos ## 22 and 25.
Western Turkmenistan, Krasnovodsk Peninsula 2The same 3The same. The male is molting 4One bout of prolonged stereotype Push-Up by a male in the absence of any social partner 5The same 6Tail Flicking by an individual in response to other conspecific’s appearance.
Eastern Turkmenistan, New Nisa fortress 7The male is eating leaves from the top of a high bush and then performs several Push-Ups 8A male and a female just after leaving the night shelter. The female tried to come
into physical contact with the male. Eastern Turkmenistan 9Series of Push-Ups by a male in presence of a female. Eastern Kopet Dag 10Two prolonged stereotype Push-Up by a male in the absence of any social partner.
Eastern Kopet Dag 11Two 'truncated' Push-Ups by a male in the absence of any social partner.
Eastern Kopet Dag 12Series of Push-Ups by a male. Eastern Kopet Dag 13A male is nodding on his watchpost. A female approaches him. Western Turkmenistan 14Greeting ceremony by a female addressed to a male. Eastern Turkmenistan 15The same. The interaction is grading into co-ordinated Circular Dance performed
simultaneously by both partners 16The same. Note the Jaws Rubbing movements by the female against the substrate and
the male’s head 17A female comes to the place where a male has been recently present (note red spot on rocky
substratum) and becomes quite excited. She crawls all around performing Jaws Rubbing
movements and Tail Flicking

Chapter IIREDBELLY ROCK AGAMA Paralaudakia erythrogaster

18A male and a female 19Several Push-Ups by a male as standard constituents of his everyday behavior.
Note the Jaws Rubbing movements against the substrate at the end of recording.
This and all subsequent recordings were made in eastern Kopet Dag
(northeastern foothills of the Koyundag range) 20A female 21One 'truncated' Push-Up followed by a complete species-specific construction 22Stereotypical pattern of the species-specific Push-Ups by Redbelly Rock Agama males.
A complete version shown in Fig.1.18 f-h. Compare to video # 1.
The male marked with red paint on his right foreleg 23Push-Ups by another male marked with red paint on the back 24A male 25Series of Push-Ups by another male 26The same 27The Push-Ups actions by an immature individual (yearling). Several 'truncated'
Push-Up are interspersed by complete species-specific constructions.
One such action can be seen at the end of the recording 28A female 29The same 30A putative hybrid Paralaudakia erythrogaster x P. caucasia 31An yearling

Chapter IIIHIMALAYAN ROCK AGAMA Paralaudakia himalayana

32A female. Southern Kyrgyzstan (Alay Valley, Daroot-Kargon site) 33A male. The same locality 34A female tries to come into physical contact with a male. The same locality

Chapter IVSHORT-TOED ROCK AGAMA Stellagama stellio brachydactyla

35A female. Israel, Negev (vicinity of Mitzpe Ramon settlement) 36A female. The same locality 37A characteristic coloration of the lizard in midday hot hours 38A protracted series of Push-Ups by a male. Compare to videos ## 1, 22 and 25 39A female is hunting on large ants 40A female tries to come into physical contact with a male

Chapter VMIDDLE EAST STELLION Stellagama stellio subsp.

41A male. Northern Israel, vicinity of Kiryat Shmona 42Push-Up actions by the same and different males 43Push-Up actions by the same and different males 44Push-Up actions by the same and different males 45Push-Up actions by the same and different males 46Push-Up actions by the same and different males 47Push-Up actions by the same and different males 48Push-Up actions by the same and different males 49A typical male coloration 50Still more Push-Up actions 51Still more Push-Up actions 52The lizards climb trees often 53A female and a male

Chapter VISOME OTHER LIZARD SPECIES

54Sinai agama Pseudotrapelus sinaitus. Israel 55Steppe Agama Trapelus sanguinolentus. Eastern Kopet Dag 56Desert agama Agama p. pallida. Israel 57Secret Toadhead Agama Phrynocephalus mystaceus. Northern Caucasus (Dagestan) 58Egyptian Spiny-tailed Lizard Uromastyx aegyptia. Israel 59European Common Lizard Lacerta vivipara. Cental European Russia 60Steppe-runner Eremias sp. Israel 61Steppe-runner Eremias sp. Southern Kyrgyzstan

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