Title of article :
Breeding data on Blanford’s Rock Agama Psammophilus blanfordanus (Stoliczka, 1871) from Gujarat State, India
Author/Authors :
Vyas ، Raju Retired Zoo Office
Abstract :
Blanford’s Rock Agama, Psammophilus blanfordanus is an Indian endemic species of lizard in family Agamidae. A pair of the species was kept in captivity for six months for a breeding biology study. The female laid six eggs (average size 12.61 x 8.13 mm) in the month of August and hatchlings emerged after 34 days of incubation. Ambient temperature ranged between 27.5 to 31.5 °C. Average hatchling size was 24.15 mm snout to vent length and 33.63 mm tail length. All of the six eggs hatched.
Keywords :
Agamidae , breeding , captivity , endemic , Rock Agama
Journal title :
Journal of Animal Diversity
Journal title :
Journal of Animal Diversity