Caldasia (Jul 2018)

First record of oviposition event by Laemanctus longipes (Sauria: Corytophanidae) in Mexico

  • Arturo González-Zamora,
  • Sónia Sánchez-López,
  • Christian A. Delfín-Alfonso,
  • Edgar Ahmed Bello-Sánchez

DOI
https://doi.org/10.15446/caldasia.v40n2.68091
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 40, no. 2
pp. 390 – 393

Abstract

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Oviposition in elusive reptiles has been poorly documented due to the difficulty in observing it in natural habitats. Here, we document the first egg-laying record in the Eastern Casque-headed Basilisk Laemanctus longipes in the wild. Our record adds novel information about the oviposition of this scarcely studied reptile species.

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