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posted on 2017-08-18, 05:00 authored by Christopher Foote, Chris Darimont, Michel Baguette, Simon Blanchet, Luke Jacobus, Dominique Mazzi, Josef SetteleAdditional file 6. Mating common wall lizards. âEvery year from May to July, it is the mating season for Common Wall lizards (Podarcis muralis). When a male, after an intense competition against rival males, can finally mate with a female, he bites her on the abdomen to prevent her escape and starts copulating. Females are often left with scars from this powerful bite.â Attribution: Arnaud Badiane (Macquarie University, Australia).
