Filling the gaps: additional notes on the reproduction of the Kühne's grass lizard (Takydromus kuehnei Van Denburgh, 1909; Squamata: Lacertidae) from southwestern Taiwan
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Norval G., Mao J.J. & Goldberg S.R. (2012) Filling the gaps: additional notes on the reproduction of the Kühne's grass lizard (Takydromus kuehnei Van Denburgh, 1909; Squamata: Lacertidae) from southwestern Taiwan. Herpetological Conservation and Biology, 7, 383-390.
Published source details Norval G., Mao J.J. & Goldberg S.R. (2012) Filling the gaps: additional notes on the reproduction of the Kühne's grass lizard (Takydromus kuehnei Van Denburgh, 1909; Squamata: Lacertidae) from southwestern Taiwan. Herpetological Conservation and Biology, 7, 383-390.
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This study is summarised as evidence for the following.
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Relocate nests/eggs for artificial incubation: Lizards
A study in 2005–2008 in laboratory conditions in Chiayi County, Taiwan (Norval et al. 2012) found that some wild female Kühne’s grass lizards Takydromus kuehnei laid eggs in captivity and following artificial incubation, more than half of the artificially incubated eggs hatched successfully. Five females laid a single clutch of 1–2 eggs (9 eggs total; numbers taken from table), and five of nine eggs (56%) hatched successfully. In 2005–2008, a total of 48 lizards were collected from the wild, 19 of which were classified as females. Lizards were housed temporarily (< 5 days) in small glass cages (25 x 25 x 27 cm) with a substrate of clean river sand overlain with sphagnum moss Sphagnum sp. Eggs were removed and placed in a small-animal cage on a substrate of clean river sand covered with sphagnum moss. Eggs were incubated at room temperature (25–32°C) and cages were misted to maintain a moist environment. Adult lizards were re-released in the same area they had been captured.
(Summarised by: William Morgan)
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