Photographic evidence of interspecies mating in geckos of the Lepidodactylus lugubris unisexual-bisexual complex (Squamata: Gekkonidae)
December 1, 2014
An interspecies mating between unisexual Lepidodactylus lugubris and a male of the bisexual Lepidodactylus moestus was photographed by Carlos Cianchini on Kosrae [Island], FSM, at 18:15 h on 22 August 2013 (Figure 1). The mating pair was on a window frame inside a house at Pukusruk Wan village (05°21'01" N, 163°00'41" E, elev. 28 m a.s.l.) on the northeastern side of the island. This is the first direct evidence of mating between these two species.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2014 |
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| Title | Photographic evidence of interspecies mating in geckos of the Lepidodactylus lugubris unisexual-bisexual complex (Squamata: Gekkonidae) |
| DOI | 10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v13i2p133-136 |
| Authors | Donald W. Buden, Carlos Cianchini, Danko Taborosi, Robert N. Fisher, Aaron Bauer, Ivan Ineich |
| Publication Type | Article |
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Series Title | Phyllomedusa |
| Index ID | 70141764 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
| USGS Organization | Western Ecological Research Center |