Reproduction of a whiptail lizard (Ameivula ocellifera, Teiidae) from a coastal area in northeastern Brazil

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências

Djan Zanchi-silva¹  Diva M. Borges-nojosa¹  Conrado A.b. Galdino¹ 

关键词: Ameivula;    Cnemidophorus;    life history;    reproductive cycle;    Ameivula;    Cnemidophorus;    história de vida;    ciclo reprodutivo;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0001-3765201420130153

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The reproductive ecology of Ameivula ocellifera was studied from September 2009 to August 2010 in a coastal area of the state of Ceará, Brazil. Females reproduced continuously throughout the year, with a peak at the end of the rainy season. Even though there was a predominance of pre-reproductive individuals in the sample, gonadal activity of males peaked synchronously to female reproduction. Mean clutch size was 1.98 ± 0.56 and positively associated with female body size, while mean egg volume was 510.54 ± 84.29 mm3 and unrelated to female body size. We did not find any association between clutch size and average egg volume.

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