Courtship behavior in Rhinoclemmys areolata from western Tabasco, Mexico (Testudines: Emydidae)

Authors

Gonzalo Pérez-Higareda, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Veracruz, México
Hobart M. Smith, University of Colorado, Boulder

Abstract

Observations in nature and captivity reveal that members of the population of Rhinoclemmys areolata of western Tabasco, Mexico, exhibit underwater courtship and mating and appear to lay one egg per nest.

Recommended Citation

Pérez-Higareda, Gonzalo and Smith, Hobart M. (1988) "Courtship behavior in Rhinoclemmys areolata from western Tabasco, Mexico (Testudines: Emydidae)," Great Basin Naturalist: Vol. 48: No. 2, Article 14.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/gbn/vol48/iss2/14