Habits hidden underground: a review on the reproduction of the Amphisbaenia with notes on four neotropical species

dc.contributor.authorAndrade, Denis V.
dc.contributor.authorNascimento, Luciana B.
dc.contributor.authorAbe, Augusto Shinya [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributor.institutionPontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais (PUC-Minas)
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-26T17:25:34Z
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-20T13:59:11Z
dc.date.available2014-02-26T17:25:34Z
dc.date.available2014-05-20T13:59:11Z
dc.date.issued2006-06-01
dc.description.abstractWe review the information currently available on the reproduction of the Amphisbaenia and provide original data on the reproductive biology of four Neotropical species: Amphisbaena alba; A. mertensi; Cercolophia roberti, and Leposternon infraorbitale. In total, we compiled data for 22 species: 17 Amphisbaenidae, 1 Rhineuridae, 3 Bipedidae, and 1 Trogonophidae. The majority of the species were oviparous with the exceptions of Loveridgea ionidesii, Monopeltis anchietae, M. capensis, and Trogonophis wiegmanni. Viviparity was interpreted as a derived trait that evolved independently for at least 3 times within the Amphisbaenia. In most species, reproduction is synchronized with the hot and rainy season and seems to vary with latitude. Although Amphisbaenia eggs have been found in ant nests, it remains disputable whether this is an obligatory or even a preferable location for egg-laying. Incubation time in A. mertensii lasts 59 days and this is the first report encompassing egg-laying to hatching for any Amphisbaenia species. Nonetheless, a two months incubation period seems to be the common rule for oviparous Amphisbaenia. The general pattern of reproductive output in Amphisbaenia is characterized by a low number of eggs/embryos per clutch whose individual size is comparatively large in relation to adult body size. Eggs are markedly elongated on the long axis and arranged in-line within the abdominal cavity possibly to prevent/diminish biomechanic drawbacks of egg bearing. Hatchlings of A. mertensi possess an egg-tooth implanted at the upper jaw, exhibit positive geotropism, and display defensive behaviors known to be present in adults. Our review shows that our current knowledge of Amphisbaenia reproduction is fragmentary, often based on the examination of small samples, and heavily dependent on the publication of anedoctal observations. Future publications on this subject are encouraged.en
dc.description.affiliationUniv Estadual Paulista, Dept Zool, BR-13506900 Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationPontificia Univ Catolica Minas Gerais, Museu Ciências Nat, Dept Ciências Biol, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUnespUniv Estadual Paulista, Dept Zool, BR-13506900 Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
dc.format.extent207-217
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156853806777239995
dc.identifier.citationAmphibia-reptilia. Leiden: Brill Academic Publishers, v. 27, n. 2, p. 207-217, 2006.
dc.identifier.doi10.1163/156853806777239995
dc.identifier.issn0173-5373
dc.identifier.lattes8776757457144680
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/21048
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000239048900005
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherBrill Academic Publishers
dc.relation.ispartofAmphibia Reptilia
dc.relation.ispartofjcr1.105
dc.relation.ispartofsjr0,692
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dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.titleHabits hidden underground: a review on the reproduction of the Amphisbaenia with notes on four neotropical speciesen
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.licensehttp://www.brill.com/resources/authors/publishing-journals-brill/self-archiving-rights-journals
dcterms.rightsHolderBrill Academic Publishers
unesp.author.lattes8776757457144680[3]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-6765-8726[3]
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Instituto de Biociências, Rio Claropt
unesp.departmentZoologia - IBpt

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