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This study reports inter-observer biases between eleven herpetologists who measured the same specimens of the Eurasian common lizards (21 adult specimens were examined by eight observers and additional 192 specimens by two observers). Intra-observer bias over time (1.5-15 months between measuring sessions) was also estimated. In the vast majority of comparisons, mean difference between the first author and another observer varied from \u22121.0 to +0.8 mm, or from \u22121.9 to +1.6% if expressed as a percent of the specimen's SVL value. Some non-regular effects of sex and study sample on the studied bias were revealed, and their possible reasons are discussed. We are advising the researchers who intensively collect SVL and other morphometric data to consider testing intra-observer and inter-observer biases and to establish etalon samples available for re-examinations.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1163\/156853811x601636","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2012,1,6]],"date-time":"2012-01-06T06:13:58Z","timestamp":1325830438000},"page":"477-484","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":16,"title":["Inter-observer and intra-observer differences in measuring body length: a test in the common lizard, Zootoca vivipara"],"prefix":"10.1163","volume":"32","author":[{"given":"Evgeny S.","family":"Roitberg","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Integrated Sciences, Department of Biology, University of Koblenz-Landau, Universit\u00e4tsstr. 1, D-56070 Koblenz, Germany;, Email: eroit@web.de"}]},{"given":"Valentina F.","family":"Orlova","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Zoological Research Museum, Moscow M. 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