Cope's mabuya explained

Notomabuya is a genus of skinks. It contains one species, Notomabuya frenata, which is found in South America (Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and northeast Argentina.

Characteristics

This species is viviparous and shows sexual dimorphism in body size, with adults females being bigger than males.[1]

Ecology

N. frenata is an diurnal and viviparous species, and its diet is composed mainly by small arthropods, although preying in another smaller lizards and even cannibalism were already registered.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Vrcibradic. Davor. Rocha. Carlos Frederico Duarte. 1998-08-03. Reproductive Cycle and Life-History Traits of the Viviparous Skink Mabuya frenata in Southeastern Brazil. Copeia. 1998. 3. 612. 10.2307/1447791. 1447791.
  2. Vrcibradic. Davor. Rocha. Carlos Frederico Duarte. June 1998. The Ecology of the Skink Mabuya frenata in an Area of Rock Outcrops in Southeastern Brazil. Journal of Herpetology. 32. 2. 229. 10.2307/1565302. 1565302.

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