On the Incubation of Pseudocalotes microlepis (Squamata, Agamidae) from Northern Thailand

Sunchai Makchai; Tanya Chan-ard; Yutthapong Rassamee

Authors

Sunchai Makchai Natural History Museum, National Science Museum, Thailand, Technopolis, Khlong 5, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120 Thailand
Tanya Chan-ard Natural History Museum, National Science Museum, Thailand, Technopolis, Khlong 5, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120 Thailand
Yutthapong Rassamee Natural History Museum, National Science Museum, Thailand, Technopolis, Khlong 5, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120 Thailand

Keywords:

Pseudocalotes microlepis, Northern Thailand

Abstract

Six eggs of Pseudocalotes microlepis were moved from the pit-nest on the ground in evergreen forest on a hillside at 1,400 m.asl. in Doi Pui, Chiang Mai Province, Northern Thailand, to incubate in the laboratory . All eggs were white, and oval in shape. The average size of the eggs was 7.6 x 15.6 mm. After 60 days three hatchlings emerged. The average size at birth measured from snout to vent was 22.3 mm, and the tail was 44.3 mm.

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