Reproduction in Bosk's Fringe-fingered Lizard, Acanthodactylus boskianus from Israel (Squamata: Lacertidae)

Abstract

Acanthodactylus boskianus are reproductively active in Israel from March to June. Mean clutch size was 3.2 ± 0.20, range 3–4. Males reach maturity at 50 mm snoutvent length, and females at 48 mm SVL respectively. The mean SVL of males was significantly larger than that of females. There was no evidence that females produce multiple clutches.

Keywords:

• Spermiogenesis
• spermatogenesis
• oviductal eggs
• maturity size
• clutches
• reproduction

Acknowledgements

I thank Shai Meiri (TAUM) for permission to examine A. boskianus, Erez Maza (TAUM) for facilitating the loan and the National Collections of Natural History at Tel Aviv University for providing samples of A. boskianus for this study.