Study of Reproductive Traits and Mating Behaviour of Mabuya multifasciata through Ethogram
Moushumi Hazarika
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Department of Zoology, Gauhati University, India.
Dhirendra Kr Sharma
Department of Zoology, Gauhati University, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Mabuya multifasciatais a skink found in temperate and tropical Asia, Australia, and central and southern Africa.It is unique in reproductive traits as it gives birth to live one for example viviparous.During its breeding cycle the sexes develop attractive colouration to attract its mate.It is studied under the reproductive traits under the original research study.The present study is a part of original research which was conducted during 2011-2014 in Assam , focusing on the behavior of the mates during reproduction. Greer [1] divided Scincidae family into four subfamilies viz.Scincinae, Acontinae, Feyliniinae, and Lygosominae. TheLygosominae contains over 600 species distributed mainly. The present study deals with the specific behavioural trait with reference to mating behavior. Mabuya multifasciata develops bright and beautiful skin colour during the reproduction period.
Keywords: Behaviour, colouration, mating, Mabuya multifasciata