First photographic evidence of oceanic swimming behaviour in littoral Snake-eyed Skinks, genus Cryptoblepharus, in the Western Indian Ocean

Authors

  • Tim L. Heller Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
  • Sohan Sauroy-Toucouère Commune de la Possession, La Possession, La Réunion
  • Kathleen C. Webster Universität Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
  • Nassourdine A. Mroudjaé Centre National de Documentation et de la Recherche Scientifique, Moroni, Comoros
  • Hindatou Saidou Centre National de Documentation et de la Recherche Scientifique, Moroni, Comoros
  • Oliver Hawlitschek Universität Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

Keywords:

Adaptive plasticity, Archipelago colonization, Behavioral ecology, Biogeography, Coastal habitats, Comoros, Dispersal biology, Floating behavior, Gene flow, Herpetology, Island colonization, Littoral zones, Oceanic currents, Passive transmarine dispersal, Swimming ecology, Transoceanic short-distance dispersal, Volcanic islands

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2025-07-25

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