CLUTCH SIZE, MORPHOLOGY AND HATCHING TIME OF Kentropyx Calcarata (SQUAMATA: TEIIDAE) FROM ATLANTIC FOREST: A CASE REPORT

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Clutch size Incubation time Life history

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Rhian Vilar da Silva Vieira
UFRGS
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6591-0799
Marllon Rinaldo de Lima Andrade
UEPB
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6820-6326
Raony Jaderson Cavalcante Tavares
UEPB
https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1827-4436
Thiago Brunno Silveira Nóbrega
UNINASSAU
https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3159-9952

Abstract

Reproductive traits (i.e. clutch size, newborn size, age at reproduction, reproductive effort and behavior) is a key life-history trait, with direct consequences on physical fitness. Here we provide data about the clutch size, the incubation time of a pregnant female and the incubation four eggs in the laboratory, as well as morphological data and behavior of the newly hatched of Kentropyx calcarata from an individual captured in the wild in the Atlantic Forest biome in the northeast from Brazil. Clutch size was similar to that described for individuals from the Amazon rainforest and cerrado enclaves in the Amazon; the hatchlings were slightly smaller in size than those described for the Amazon forest and relatively similar as the Atlantic Forest.

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VIEIRA, R. V. da S.; ANDRADE, M. R. de L.; TAVARES, R. J. C.; NÓBREGA, T. B. S. CLUTCH SIZE, MORPHOLOGY AND HATCHING TIME OF Kentropyx Calcarata (SQUAMATA: TEIIDAE) FROM ATLANTIC FOREST: A CASE REPORT. Revista Eletrônica Multidisciplinar de Investigação Científica, Brasil, v. 2, n. 13, 2023. DOI: 10.56166/remici.2311v2n132689. Disponível em: https://remici.editorapublicar.com.br/index.php/revista/article/view/240. Acesso em: 4 dec. 2024.
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Author Biographies

Rhian Vilar da Silva Vieira, UFRGS

Graduated in Biological Sciences (Bachelor's degree) from the State University of Paraíba (2018), Specialist in Human Rights in Ethnic-racial Relations, Gender and Diversity (ULBRA, 2023) and in Management of Environmental Resources in the Semiarid Region (IFPB, 2023), and Master's degree in Animal Biology (2020) from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. Currently, he is pursuing a degree in Biological Sciences from the Cruzeiro do Sul University, focused on environmental education. It integrates studies in ecology (trophic and spatial), niche modeling, environmental management and population genetics, aiming to understand ecological and evolutionary patterns of vertebrate diversity. In the area of education, he is interested in university extension, popular education, environmental education and scientific dissemination.

Marllon Rinaldo de Lima Andrade, UEPB

Marllon Rinaldo de Lima Andrade has a Bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences from the State University of Paraiba- UEPB (2017) and a Master's degree in Ecology and Conservation (2020) also from the State University of Paraíba. She has experience in entomology, ecology and microbiology, with an emphasis on the termite-fungus relationship. He is currently a doctoral candidate at PPGEC-UEPB and develops ecological research in the caatinga with a focus on biodiversity and the functioning of this ecosystem through the tripartite fauna-soil-plant relationship.

Raony Jaderson Cavalcante Tavares, UEPB

He has a degree in Biological Sciences (bachelor's degree) and completed a degree in biology from the State University of Paraíba. He is currently a professor of natural sciences and biology. He has experience in the area of Zoology, with an emphasis on animal behavior of Neotropical snakes.

Thiago Brunno Silveira Nóbrega, UNINASSAU

Graduated in Veterinary Medicine from Centro Universitário Maurício de Nassau, with experience in small animal dermatology.

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