Abstract:SUMMARY
Field observations on a population of Tropidurus melanopleurus confinn conspecificity by detection of courtship behavior. Peculiarities in female and juvenile behavior were observed in this poor known species.Overall observations were conducted on a population of Tropidurus melanopleurus from Aguas Blancas (Salta, Argentina) near the frontier with Bolivia, on the south bank of the Bermejo river.The observed population inhabits areas that are lacking in vegetation almost completely. The lizards are eith… Show more
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