FIRST RECORD OF EGG DEVELOPMENT TIME AND HATCHLING MORPHOLOGY OF Amerotyphlops paucisquamus (DIXON & HENDRICKS 1979) (SCOLECOPHIDIA: TYPHLOPIDAE), NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL

Authors

  • Jéssica Monique da Silva Amaral Universidade Federal da Paraíba
  • Paula Araújo Universidade da Paraíba
  • Vanessa do Nascimento Barbosa Universidade Federal da Paraíba
  • Frederico Gustavo Rodrigues França Universidade Federal da Paraíba

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18316/rca.v14i3.6598

Keywords:

Offspring, Reproduction, Snake, Blindsnake.

Abstract

We present the first description of the morphology and mass of hatchlings of the blindsnake Amerotyphlops paucisquamus, as well as information on litter size and egg development time. The clutch size was three eggs and the time of incubation was 37 days. This record seeks to fill gaps in knowledge, since data on the reproduction of this species are not yet known. These data can be used comparatively for other scolecophidians helping to clarify systematic aspects and morphological variations in geographic scale.

Author Biographies

Jéssica Monique da Silva Amaral, Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Núcleo de Ecologia de Serpentes

Paula Araújo, Universidade da Paraíba

Núcleo de Ecologia de Serpentes

Vanessa do Nascimento Barbosa, Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Núcleo de Ecologia de Serpentes

Frederico Gustavo Rodrigues França, Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Núcleo de Ecologia de Serpentes

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Published

2020-12-17

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 3 (2020)

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