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Erashkin V. O., Kidov A. A. Laboratory hybridization of Darevskia chlorogaster and D. capsica (Reptilia, Lacertidae). Current Studies in Herpetology, 2025, vol. 25, iss. 3, pp. 165-169. DOI: https://doi.org/10.18500/1814-6090-2025-25-3-4-165-169
Laboratory hybridization of Darevskia chlorogaster and D. capsica (Reptilia, Lacertidae)
The results of our laboratory hybridization of green-bellied (Darevskia chlorogaster) and Caspian (Darevskia capsica) lizards are presented. When crossing D. chlorogaster females and D. caspica males, 7 hybrid individuals were obtained. The newborn lizards had body lengths of 24.59–27.11 mm and masses of 0.32–0.37 g. Incubation lasted 57–61 days. After the first period of hibernation (286–357 days after leaving the eggs) the hybrids had their first attempts at mating and laying eggs. An individual with a body length of 25.73 mm and a weight of 0.38 g was obtained from one such clutch, which soon died. The authors suggest that the studied combination of hybrids may be characterized by impaired reproductive function.
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