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Reptile birth rate at Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago

Reptile birth rate at Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago of their tails being entwined and on 7 July, seven weeks later, the female laid eight eggs. On 23 February 1968 seven eggs were again laid. None have hatched. REFERENCE MEY ER -H 0 Lz A P FEL M ( I 955) :Bericht ii ber Bastarde , . von Constrictor c. occidentalis x Constrictor c. constrictor im Berner Tierpark. Aquar-u.Terrar. Z. 8: 301 -302. Reptile birth rate at Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago EDDIE ALMANDARZ Zoologist, Lincoln Park Zoological Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, USA We have recorded 749 reptile births from January 1960 to the end of December 1966. Of this total, 464 were hatchings. Breeding in our collection is thought to be due mainly to optimum cage temperatures, and all our cages are at temperatures of 23-9 to 2 6 . 7 " ~ (75- 80'~).We have no individual control of cage temperatures. For humidity and moisture, we spray the cages daily with water at 23.9 to 2 9 . 4 " ~ (7545°F). Gekkonidae: Tokay gecko Agamidae : Bearded dragon Chamaeleonidae: Flapneck chameleon Jackson's chameleon Iguanidae : Basilisk lizard Fence lizard Anguidae : Diploglossus lizard Egg-laying begins in January, and continues through to the end of the year. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Zoo Yearbook Wiley

Reptile birth rate at Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago

ALMANDARZ, EDDIE
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.tb02589.x
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of their tails being entwined and on 7 July, seven weeks later, the female laid eight eggs. On 23 February 1968 seven eggs were again laid. None have hatched. REFERENCE MEY ER -H 0 Lz A P FEL M ( I 955) :Bericht ii ber Bastarde , . von Constrictor c. occidentalis x Constrictor c. constrictor im Berner Tierpark. Aquar-u.Terrar. Z. 8: 301 -302. Reptile birth rate at Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago EDDIE ALMANDARZ Zoologist, Lincoln Park Zoological Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, USA We have recorded 749 reptile births from January 1960 to the end of December 1966. Of this total, 464 were hatchings. Breeding in our collection is thought to be due mainly to optimum cage temperatures, and all our cages are at temperatures of 23-9 to 2 6 . 7 " ~ (75- 80'~).We have no individual control of cage temperatures. For humidity and moisture, we spray the cages daily with water at 23.9 to 2 9 . 4 " ~ (7545°F). Gekkonidae: Tokay gecko Agamidae : Bearded dragon Chamaeleonidae: Flapneck chameleon Jackson's chameleon Iguanidae : Basilisk lizard Fence lizard Anguidae : Diploglossus lizard Egg-laying begins in January, and continues through to the end of the year.

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International Zoo Yearbook – Wiley

Published: Jan 1, 1969

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