Abstract
Field observations on a population of Tropidurus melanopleurus confirm conspecificity by detection of courtship behavior. Peculiarities in female and juvenile behavior were observed in this poor known species.
Notes on the behavior of Tropidurus melanopleurus Boulenger (Reptilia, Sauria, Iguanidae)
Virginia Abdala and Martha Patricia Ramírez Pinilla
Instituto de Herpetología, Fundación Miguel Lillo. Miguel Lillo 251, 4000 Tucumán, Argentina
ABSTRACT
Field observations on a population of Tropidurus melanopleurus confirm conspecificity by detection of courtship behavior. Peculiarities in female and juvenile behavior were observed in this poor known species.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We are grateful to Dr. R. Etheridge for his valuable suggestions and M. Halloy for the translation.
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Date of issue
1990
