FIRST RECORDS OF REPRODUCTIVE CHARACTERISTICS THE PATAGONIAN LIZARD, Liolaemus xanthoviridis (IGUANIA: LIOLAEMIDAE)

Liolaemus is one of the largest radiations of lizards with more than 289 species described. Little is known about the reproductive characteristics and natural history of the majority of these species. Within the L. fitzingerii group, we find L. xanthoviridis is distributed in an area around the Mont...

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Autores: Escudero, Paula Cecilia, González Marín, María Andrea, Avila, Luciano Javier
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:México
Recursos:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetología
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.herpetologia.fciencias.unam.mx:article/312
Acesso em linha:https://herpetologia.fciencias.unam.mx/index.php/revista/article/view/312
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Palavra-chave:Rawson Lizard
Patagonia
Copulation
Clutch size
Lagartija de Rawson
cópula
tamaño de puesta
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Resumo:Liolaemus is one of the largest radiations of lizards with more than 289 species described. Little is known about the reproductive characteristics and natural history of the majority of these species. Within the L. fitzingerii group, we find L. xanthoviridis is distributed in an area around the Montemayor Plateau in the eastern Atlantic coast of Chubut Province, Argentina. We present the first data on some reproductive traits of this species. Liolaemus xanthoviridis is an oviparous species, that presented a seasonal reproduction (spring - summer) and the clutch size was positively associated with female size, in average the clutch size was eight eggs.