Communal egg laying by Gonatodes humeralis (Sauria, Gekkonidae) in Manaus primary and secondary forest areas

Acta Amazonica

Welton Yudi Oda¹ 

[1] ,Universidade do Amazonas Departamento de Parasitologia Manaus AM

关键词: egg laying;    lizard;    Gonatodes humeralis;    nest;    desova comunal;    lagarto;    Gonatodes humeralis;    ninho;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0044-59672004000200020

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Communal nesting has been registered for a number of lizard species at different sites. Here it is described communal egg laying of Gonatodes humeralis at different sites near and in human buildings in the period between 1990 and 1998. All these communal nests have been found in the dry season, between April and July, suggesting that the nests of are more common in this season, when the activity of their predators is less intense and the reduction of humidity diminish the decomposition action of the fungi that may kill the eggs.

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