Sexual Dimorphism and Reproductive Characteristics of the Cozumel Spiny Lizard, Sceloporus cozumelae (Squamata: Phrynosomatidae) from Mexico

  • RAMÍREZ-BAUTISTA Aurelio
    Laboratorio de Ecología de Poblaciones, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Instituto de Ciencias Básicas e Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo
  • CRUZ-ELIZALDE Raciel
    Museo de Zoología “Alfonso L. Herrera”, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
  • GALVÁN-HERNÁNDEZ Dulce María
    Laboratorio de Micología, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Instituto de Ciencias Básicas e Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo
  • HERNÁNDEZ-SALINAS Uriel
    Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional (CIIDIR) Unidad Durango
  • BERRIOZABAL-ISLAS Christian
    Programa Educativo de Ingeniería en Biotecnología. Universidad Politécnica de Quintana Roo.

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  • Sexual Dimorphism and Reproductive Characteristics of the Cozumel Spiny Lizard, <i>Sceloporus cozumelae</i> (Squamata: Phrynosomatidae) from Mexico

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<p>We analyzed sexual dimorphism and reproductive characteristics (minimum size at sexual maturity, clutch size, and reproductive period) of females and males of Sceloporus cozumelae, a species endemic to the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, and which belongs to the Sceloporus variabilis group. Sexual dimorphism was recorded, with the males being larger in snout–vent length, head length, head width, forearm length, and tibia length. The average clutch size was 3.4. Females containing eggs and vitellogenic follicles were observed at the same time, indicating that the population produces at least two clutches annually. Minimum size at sexual maturity was similar for both sexes (40 mm), and reproduction, determined according to the months in which gonads were obtained, was synchronous between males and females. The species shows high similarity to populations of S. variabilis in sexual dimorphism and reproductive characteristics; however, it has smaller snout–vent length when compared to other populations of S. variabilis in Mexico.</p>

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