Notes on Reproduction of Cryptoblepharus poecilopleurus (Squamata: Scincidae) from the Northern Mariana Islands, Western Pacific

Stephen R. Goldberg; Fred Kraus

doi:10.3105/hsj.30.159

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Stephen R. Goldberg,^1,* Fred Kraus²

¹1Whittier College, Department of Biology, PO Box 634, Whittier, CA 9060, USA
²2Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Department of Natural Sciences, 1525 Bernice Street, Honolulu, HI 96817,

^*Corresponding author. E-mail address: sgoldberg@whittier.edu

Abstract

The reproductive cycle of the skink, Cryptoblepharus poecilopleurus from the Northern Mariana Islands, western Pacific was studied by a histological analysis of museum specimens. Spermiogenesis occurred in all months examined and is likely continuous in C. poecilopleurus. Males and females mature at 37 mm SVL. Mean clutch size for 11 C. poecilopleurus females was 1.1±0.30 SD, range=1–2. The presence of reproductively active females in all months sampled except for August (n=1) suggests C. poecilopleurus females reproduce year round.

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Stephen R. Goldberg and Fred Kraus "Notes on Reproduction of Cryptoblepharus poecilopleurus (Squamata: Scincidae) from the Northern Mariana Islands, Western Pacific," Current Herpetology 30(2), 159-161, (1 December 2011). https://doi.org/10.3105/hsj.30.159

Accepted: 1 September 2011; Published: 1 December 2011

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