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Notes on the hatching phases and the size of the juveniles in the Snake-eyed skink Ablepharus kitaibelii (Bibron & Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1833) Cover

Notes on the hatching phases and the size of the juveniles in the Snake-eyed skink Ablepharus kitaibelii (Bibron & Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1833)

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|Mar 2018

Abstract

Most of the studies dealing with the Snake-eyed skink (Ablepharus kitaibelii) treat predominantly aspects of the distribution and taxonomy of the species. In the present study we provide information concerning the mechanism of hatching in the Snake-eyed skink and the dimensions of the hatched specimens. We collected data from wild animals, as well as from indoor incubated juveniles. The present study provides the first data concerning the weight of the newly hatched juveniles of the species and discuss on potential misleading data concerning the size of the juveniles in A. kitaibelii.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/asn-2018-0010 | Journal eISSN: 2603-347X | Journal ISSN: 2367-5144
Language: English
Page range: 69 - 74
Submitted on: Nov 30, 2017
Accepted on: Jan 11, 2018
Published on: Mar 7, 2018
Published by: Konstantin Preslavski University of Shumen
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2018 Vladislav Vergilov, Nikolay Natchev, published by Konstantin Preslavski University of Shumen
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