The ovipositional behaviour of the endemic whistling lizard <i>Calotes liolepis </i>Boulenger, 1885<i> </i>(Reptilia: Agamidae) in the Knuckles forest region of Sri Lanka
A mature female Calotes liolepis was observed laying eggs on the ground in Manigala in the Knuckles Forest Region of Sri Lanka. This is the first completely described observation of the ovipositioning as well as the captive egg hatching of Calotes liolepis. This ovipositional behaviour consisted of...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Firenze University Press
2009-07-01
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| Series: | Acta Herpetologica |
| Online Access: | https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ah/article/view/1556 |