“Climate Change Could Disrupt Movement of Iberia's Largest Lizard, Study Finds” — what this page in the network covers. The ocellated lizard, the largest reptile on the Iberian Peninsula, may face significant challenges in moving between shelters, feeding areas, and escaping predators as global change alters its Mediterranean habitats. A new study published in the Journal of Animal Ecology warns that environmental sh A new study published in the Journal of Animal Ecology warns that environmental shifts could reduce the lizard's mobility and disrupt its ecological interactions.
Led by Antigoni Kaliontzopoulou from the University of Barcelona's Faculty of Biology and Biodiversity Research Institute (IRBio), the research highlights how temperature changes, habitat fragmentation, and other stressors could impact the species' survival. The ocellated lizard plays a key role in Mediterranean food webs, and any decline in its movement efficiency could have cascading effects on ecosystem balance. The full version stays on the original page, which this listing opens directly.