Maternal care of neonates in the prairie skink, Eumeces septentrionalis

Authors

Louis A. Somma, University of Nebraska, Omaha

Abstract

Maternal care of neonates has been documented in relatively few species of lizards representing four families. This study documents the occurrence of maternal care of neonates in the prairie skink, Eumeces septentrionalis. Observations made herein indicate that individual variation in maternal behavior existis in this species.

Recommended Citation

Somma, Louis A. (1987) "Maternal care of neonates in the prairie skink, Eumeces septentrionalis," Great Basin Naturalist: Vol. 47: No. 4, Article 13.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/gbn/vol47/iss4/13