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- Title
Reproductive Biology of the Persian Lizard (Iranolacerta brandtii, Reptilia, Lacertidae) in Laboratory Conditions.
- Authors
Kidov, A. A.; Ivanov, A. A.; Erashkin, V. O.; Kondratova, T. E.
- Abstract
The Persian lizard, or Brandt's lizard (Iranolacerta brandtii), is a narrowly distributed and poorly studied species. Information concerning the reproduction of these lizards in nature is based only on the results of autopsies of animals. New data are presented on the reproductive biology of I. brandtii obtained in laboratory conditions. Six adult lizards (three males and three females) were kept in a group in a terrarium. Females laid eggs from March 11 to January 15. During this period, females brought one (one female), two (one female), or three (one female) egg clutches, but not more than two clutches per calendar year. One clutch contained from two to four eggs. The mass of the entire egg clutch amounted to 18.0–45.6% of the female's body weight. The eggs were 14.6–17.3 mm long, 8.1–10.0 mm wide, and weighed 0.59–0.81 g. Incubation of eggs at 27–29°C lasted 67–89 days. Newborn lizards had a body length of 35.2–30.8 mm, a tail length of 55.1–61.8 mm, and a weight of 0.98–1.10 g. Small adult females of I. brandtii were noted to have relatively very large eggs and newborn juveniles, like green lizards from the genus Lacerta. At the same time, the fertility of this species is low, as in some rock lizards from the genus Darevskia.
- Subjects
ASIA; LACERTIDAE; REPTILES; LIZARDS; EGGS; ANIMAL clutches; BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION
- Publication
Biology Bulletin, 2023, Vol 50, Issue 7, p1677
- ISSN
1062-3590
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1134/S1062359023070130