Reproductive biology of lizards on the American Samoan islands
Schwaner TD. 1980. Reproductive biology of lizards on the American Samoan islands. Occasional papers of the Museum of Natural History University of Kansas. (86):1-53
This paper details the reproductive habits of lizards in American Samoa, including the black skink (Emoia nigra), Samoan skink (Emoia samoense), azure-tailed skink (Emoia cyanura), Lawes skink (Emoia lawesii), moth skink (Lipinia noctua), house gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus), pelagic gecko (Cyrtodactylus pelagicus), mourning gecko (Lepidodactylus lugubris). Describes physical characteristic and behavior of each gender, as well as eggs and hatchlings.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Schwaner, Terry
- Units
- NPSA , PACN
- Keywords
- American Samoa, Animal Studies, azure-tailed skink (Emoia cyanura), black skink (Emoia nigra), house gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus), Lawes skink (Emoia lawesii), Lizards (Lacertilia), moth skink (Lipinia noctua), mourning gecko (Lepidodactylus lugubris), pelagic gecko (Cyrtodactylus pelagicus), Samoan skink (Emoia samoense)