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NOTES ON THE BIOLOGY OF THE LIZARDS AGAMA CYANOGASTER AND MABUYA STRIATA STRIATA COLLECTED IN THE RUKWA VALLEY, SOUTHWEST TANGANYIKA
Author(s) -
ROBERTSON I. A. D.,
CHAPMAN B. M.,
CHAPMAN R. F.
Publication year - 1965
Publication title -
proceedings of the zoological society of london
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1469-7998
pISSN - 0370-2774
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1965.tb02019.x
Subject(s) - agamidae , oviparity , lizard , biology , zoology , dry season , wet season , sauria , ecology , habitat
Some details are given of the biology of two species of lizard: Agama cyanogaster (Rüppell) (Agamidae) and Mabuya striata strikta (Peters) (Scincidae). They occupy different niches in the same habitat and their biology differs considerably. Agama is oviparous, laying its eggs in the rainy season so that they hatch before it becomes too dry. Mabuya is ovoviviparous with the young being born mainly in the first half of the dry season. In both species tho variety of diet was wide, but ants were most commonly eaten by Agama and beetles by Mabuya .