Sex Determination in a Species of the Kinosternidae, with Notes on Sound Production in Reptiles
de Sola R. 1931. Sex Determination in a Species of the Kinosternidae, with Notes on Sound Production in Reptiles. Copeia. 1931(3):124-125
The 'love-play' of a pair of turtles was observed in the wild and the pair was 'snatched from the bank' for closer observation. The 'cricket-like' sounds coming from the pair were produced by rubbing sets of scales on the back legs together; the male having horny scales and the female smooth.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- de Sola, Ralph
- Units
- SODN
- Keywords
- Herpetology, Reproduction, Turtles, voyeurism