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Study on Breeding Habits of Tylototriton shanjing

From May 2007 to August 2010, the breeding habits of Tylototriton shanjing in Cangshan National Nature Reserve of Yunnan Province were observed. According to the observation and experiments both in the laboratory and in the field, the breeding features were primarily studied. It showed that the breeding period lasted from early May to early August. A female laid 96.43±6.14 eggs and hatching period averaged 20-23 days, with mean hatchability of 80.5-92%, with nature hatchability of 72.2-80.9%. We also described the morphological changes characteristic of juvenile.   

  1. College of Agriculture and Biology Science, Dali University, Dali, Yunnan 671003，China
  • Received:2011-04-28 Revised:2011-07-06 Online:2012-04-15 Published:2012-04-15

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Abstract:

From May 2007 to August 2010, the breeding habits of Tylototriton shanjing in Cangshan National Nature Reserve of Yunnan Province were observed. According to the observation and experiments both in the laboratory and in the field, the breeding features were primarily studied. It showed that the breeding period lasted from early May to early August. A female laid 96.43±6.14 eggs and hatching period averaged 20-23 days, with mean hatchability of 80.5-92%, with nature hatchability of 72.2-80.9%. We also described the morphological changes characteristic of juvenile.

Key words: Tylototriton shanjing, reproduction, hatching, secondary sexual characteristics

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