Loss of largest and oldest individuals of the Montpellier snake correlates with recent warming in the southeastern Iberian Peninsula.

Results The linear regression among measures of body size for fresh (SVL 1 ) and preserved individuals (SVL 2 ) proved highly significant ( R 2 = 0.987; P < 0.001; n = 62), the mean shrinkage rate of vouchers being 5.55% of the initial body size.

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Since we expect that environmental temperature in the study area is increasing over time, we also can expect a negative trend in body size of Montpellier snake during the study period.

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