The Reproductive Biology of the Caspian Green Lizard, Lacerta strigata (Sauria: Lacertidae) in Iran

The Caspian Green Lizard, Lacerta strigata Eichwald, 1831, is a member of the Lacertidae family distributed in the Caspian coast of northern Iran. The specimens were found in coastal dunes, hilly areas and pastureland containing some shrubby cover. In this research, the reproductive biology of this...

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Autores principales:	Hojati,Vida, Keshavarz,Seyed Mohammad, Behniafar,Reza, Shiravi,Abdolhossein
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Sociedad Chilena de Anatomía 2016
Materias:	Lacertidae Caspian green lizard Oogenesis Spermatogenesis Caspian coast
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0717-950220160002000052016-07-13The Reproductive Biology of the Caspian Green Lizard, Lacerta strigata (Sauria: Lacertidae) in IranHojati,VidaKeshavarz,Seyed MohammadBehniafar,RezaShiravi,Abdolhossein Lacertidae Caspian green lizard Oogenesis Spermatogenesis Caspian coast The Caspian Green Lizard, Lacerta strigata Eichwald, 1831, is a member of the Lacertidae family distributed in the Caspian coast of northern Iran. The specimens were found in coastal dunes, hilly areas and pastureland containing some shrubby cover. In this research, the reproductive biology of this species was studied from April 20 to September 5, 2013. Forty eight adult specimens including 24 females and 24 males were collected by hand at midday from three sampling stations (Goharbaran, Ab-Bandansar and Ab-Bandankesh) of Sari County, located in Mazandaran Province of Iran. Ovaries and testes were removed and processed for histological and morphometric studies. In females, there were 617 follicles in each ovary. Totally, 610 oviductal eggs were observed in mature females. The oogenic and spermatogenic cycle begins from late March, mating starts from early May, with oviposition occurring from late May to late June, with the possibility of producing a secondary clutch later in the season. In males, the mean number and mean diameter of seminiferous tubules were 86.95 and 190.4750 microns, respectively. The mean diameter of tunica albuginea, germinal layer and lumen were 18.75, 69.79 and 144.27 microns, respectively. Maximum reproductive activity occurs from early May to early June, reduces from early July and ends in August. Hence, oogenesis and spermatogenesis occurs from April through July, L. strigata follows a seasonal reproductive cycle with associated type.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Chilena de AnatomíaInternational Journal of Morphology v.34 n.2 20162016-06-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022016000200005en10.4067/S0717-95022016000200005
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topic	Lacertidae Caspian green lizard Oogenesis Spermatogenesis Caspian coast
spellingShingle	Lacertidae Caspian green lizard Oogenesis Spermatogenesis Caspian coast Hojati,Vida Keshavarz,Seyed Mohammad Behniafar,Reza Shiravi,Abdolhossein The Reproductive Biology of the Caspian Green Lizard, Lacerta strigata (Sauria: Lacertidae) in Iran
description	The Caspian Green Lizard, Lacerta strigata Eichwald, 1831, is a member of the Lacertidae family distributed in the Caspian coast of northern Iran. The specimens were found in coastal dunes, hilly areas and pastureland containing some shrubby cover. In this research, the reproductive biology of this species was studied from April 20 to September 5, 2013. Forty eight adult specimens including 24 females and 24 males were collected by hand at midday from three sampling stations (Goharbaran, Ab-Bandansar and Ab-Bandankesh) of Sari County, located in Mazandaran Province of Iran. Ovaries and testes were removed and processed for histological and morphometric studies. In females, there were 617 follicles in each ovary. Totally, 610 oviductal eggs were observed in mature females. The oogenic and spermatogenic cycle begins from late March, mating starts from early May, with oviposition occurring from late May to late June, with the possibility of producing a secondary clutch later in the season. In males, the mean number and mean diameter of seminiferous tubules were 86.95 and 190.4750 microns, respectively. The mean diameter of tunica albuginea, germinal layer and lumen were 18.75, 69.79 and 144.27 microns, respectively. Maximum reproductive activity occurs from early May to early June, reduces from early July and ends in August. Hence, oogenesis and spermatogenesis occurs from April through July, L. strigata follows a seasonal reproductive cycle with associated type.
author	Hojati,Vida Keshavarz,Seyed Mohammad Behniafar,Reza Shiravi,Abdolhossein
author_facet	Hojati,Vida Keshavarz,Seyed Mohammad Behniafar,Reza Shiravi,Abdolhossein
author_sort	Hojati,Vida
title	The Reproductive Biology of the Caspian Green Lizard, Lacerta strigata (Sauria: Lacertidae) in Iran
title_short	The Reproductive Biology of the Caspian Green Lizard, Lacerta strigata (Sauria: Lacertidae) in Iran
title_full	The Reproductive Biology of the Caspian Green Lizard, Lacerta strigata (Sauria: Lacertidae) in Iran
title_fullStr	The Reproductive Biology of the Caspian Green Lizard, Lacerta strigata (Sauria: Lacertidae) in Iran
title_full_unstemmed	The Reproductive Biology of the Caspian Green Lizard, Lacerta strigata (Sauria: Lacertidae) in Iran
title_sort	reproductive biology of the caspian green lizard, lacerta strigata (sauria: lacertidae) in iran
publisher	Sociedad Chilena de Anatomía
publishDate	2016
url	http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022016000200005
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The Reproductive Biology of the Caspian Green Lizard, Lacerta strigata (Sauria: Lacertidae) in Iran

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