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Notes on the breeding and egg–laying of some reptiles at Berne Zoo

Notes on the breeding and egg–laying of some reptiles at Berne Zoo Cayman Island Dwarf boa Tropidophis melanurus caymanensis Three specimens, of which two were definitely female and one was believed to be a male, were received at the Baltimore Zoo on 28 June 196j. These snakes were kept in the same cage for about two weeks after receipt but no matings were observed. On 19 November 1965 the smaller female, about 30 cm long, gave birth to three living young. Notes on the breeding and egg-laying of some reptiles a t Berne Zoo hf 0 N I C A hl E I-E R - H 0 L Z A P F E L Director, Tierpork Dahlliodr, Berne, Switzerland Since I became Director of Berne Zoo 24 years ago we have bred several species of reptiles and noted some cases of egg-laying. Although the breeding has not always been successful, an account of the behaviour connected with it may be of some interest to herpetologists for comparative purposes. Breeding of hlalay-an aatrr dragon Physlgiiatlrus cochinciiinus On 22 September and 1 2 December 1964 we bought a male and a female Malayan water dragon respectively. The female sometimes scraped holes in the earth of a flower pot in her terrarium as http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Zoo Yearbook Wiley

Notes on the breeding and egg–laying of some reptiles at Berne Zoo

MEYER‐HOLZAPFEL, MONICA
International Zoo Yearbook , Volume 9 (1) – Jan 1, 1969
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Copyright © 1969 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
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0074-9664
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1748-1090
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10.1111/j.1748-1090.1969.tb02588.x
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Cayman Island Dwarf boa Tropidophis melanurus caymanensis Three specimens, of which two were definitely female and one was believed to be a male, were received at the Baltimore Zoo on 28 June 196j. These snakes were kept in the same cage for about two weeks after receipt but no matings were observed. On 19 November 1965 the smaller female, about 30 cm long, gave birth to three living young. Notes on the breeding and egg-laying of some reptiles a t Berne Zoo hf 0 N I C A hl E I-E R - H 0 L Z A P F E L Director, Tierpork Dahlliodr, Berne, Switzerland Since I became Director of Berne Zoo 24 years ago we have bred several species of reptiles and noted some cases of egg-laying. Although the breeding has not always been successful, an account of the behaviour connected with it may be of some interest to herpetologists for comparative purposes. Breeding of hlalay-an aatrr dragon Physlgiiatlrus cochinciiinus On 22 September and 1 2 December 1964 we bought a male and a female Malayan water dragon respectively. The female sometimes scraped holes in the earth of a flower pot in her terrarium as

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International Zoo Yearbook – Wiley

Published: Jan 1, 1969

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