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Identifying latitudinal variation in the pattern of temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD) may provide insight into the evolution of sex determining system in vertebrates, but such studies remain limited. Here, we quantified TSD patterns of three geographically separated populations of the Japanese gecko (Gekko japonicus) along the latitudinal cline of China. We incubated gecko eggs from the three populations at constant temperatures of 24, 26, 28, 30, and 32 °C to quantify the TSD pattern. Our study demonstrated that G. japonicus exhibited a FMF pattern of TSD, with the low and high incubation temperatures yielding significantly female-biased hatchlings, and the medium temperatures producing male-biased hatchlings. More interestingly, we found latitudinal variations in the TSD pattern in terms of pivotal temperatures (Tpivs), transitional range of temperatures (TRT), and the sex ratios at the medium temperatures. The Tpivs for the low-latitude population were lower than those for the two high-latitude populations. The low-latitude population has a narrower FM TRT, but a wider MF TRT. The sex ratio is almost 50:50 for the low-latitude population when eggs were incubated from 26 to 30 °C. Conversely, the sex ratio is male-biased for the two high-latitude populations at 28 or 30 °C. Therefore, G. japonicus may provide an interesting system to explore the evolution of TSD in reptiles given the diversity of TSD patterns among populations.

Latitudinal Variation in the Pattern of Temperature-Dependent Sex Determination in the Japanese Gecko, Gekko japonicus