The Natural History of the Red-Tailed Skink, Eumeces egregius Baird
1963; University of Notre Dame; Volume: 70; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.2307/2423064
ISSN1938-4238
Autores Tópico(s)Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
ResumoFrequency of occurrence of food Items In digestive tracts of Eumeces egregius 26 2 Frev|uency of occurrence of food items in digestive tracts of Eumeces egregius by season (Study Area, Levy County, Florida) 29 3 Size of female parent, number of eggs per clutch, and dates of oviposition and hatching for 14 clutches of eggs of Eumeces egregius (1960) 59 4 Measurements of freshly laid eggs of Eumeces egregius in millimeters 61 5 Size in millimeters of Eumeces egregius at hatching by geographic locality 67 6 Growth data in millimeters on six groups of sibling Eumeces egregius 68 vi County, Florida) 10 Seasonal and sexual variation in feeding habits of Eumeces egregius , as indicated by proportions of individuals having empty guts (Study Area, Levy County, Florida) 54 11Seasonal change in size of eggs or follicles in female Eumeces egregius (Study Area, Levy County, Florida) . . 12Average increase in snout-vent length from time of hatching for six groups of sibling Eumeces egregius reared in the laboratory 13 Geographic and sexual variation in size of adult Eumeces egregius 73 vii PIG. 1.Locality records for Eumeces egregius as of June, 1961.Generalized distribution of suitable habitat is indicated by stippling.12 Three specimens, the only ones encountered above ground, were found under fallen leaves.The remaining 3 represent chance encounters by persons digging in sand.In scrub associations red-tailed skinks were never found in Geomys mounds or beetle push-ups.Twenty-eight specimens were col- lected in scrubs, and all these were taken by raking under detritus with a potato rake.Most were located within 5 cm of the surface and were found under such things as dead palmetto fronds, decaying Spanish moss, and rotting logs.Scrub-collecting was most rewarding in areas where there was little ground cover.For details concerning this method of collecting, see Telford (1939).Red-tailed skinks have been collected on the following islands:Dry Tortugas, Key West, Stock Island, Upper Matecumbe Key, Big Pine Key, Indian Key, and Key Largo (Monroe
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