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Reproductive data for the Cape longātailed seps Tetradactylus tetradactylus (Sauria: Gerrhosauridae) in South Africa: Eggs, incubation and hatchlings.
- Source :
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African Journal of Ecology . Mar2022, Vol. 60 Issue 1, p79-80. 2p. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- I tetradactylus i lays 2-4 eggs in summer is unknown, but it is possible that the '4' was in reference to the fact that a specimen examined by him (Branch, 1990) contained two oviductal eggs as well as an enlarged follicle in each ovary. The genus I Tetradactylus i Merrem consists of eight species of serpentiform lizards, six of which are restricted to southern Africa (Bates et al., 2014; Branch, 1998) with two species in central and eastern Africa (Spawls et al., 2018). I seps i without oviductal eggs had one distinctly enlarged follicle in each ovary, again indicating a clutch of two eggs (M.F. Bates, unpubl. data). [Extracted from the article]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01416707
- Volume :
- 60
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- African Journal of Ecology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 155434868
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.12933