Contributing to the breeding phenology of a temperate nocturnal gecko

This short descriptive note updates and summarises knowledge on the breeding phenology of the nocturnal Gekkota Euleptes europaea. A forty-year dataset covering the entire range of the species is provided. Between 1982 and 2024, a total of 39 populations were studied in 85 sampling sessions. Reprod...

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Main Author: Michel-Jean Delaugerre
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Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2025-07-01
Series:Acta Herpetologica
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Online Access:https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ah/article/view/17238
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description This short descriptive note updates and summarises knowledge on the breeding phenology of the nocturnal Gekkota Euleptes europaea. A forty-year dataset covering the entire range of the species is provided. Between 1982 and 2024, a total of 39 populations were studied in 85 sampling sessions. Reproduction is highly seasonal, with gravid females appearing from early spring until mid-June when oviposition begins. Hatching occurs from mid-August to early October. This study and the dataset provided will allow further work to assess whether, and to what extent, climate change would affect the breeding phenology of this nocturnal gecko.
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spelling doaj-art-e0f6a09a1f144ed983d04e302c9b7f1f2025-08-20T03:36:10ZengFirenze University PressActa Herpetologica1827-96351827-96432025-07-0110.36253/a_h-17238Contributing to the breeding phenology of a temperate nocturnal geckoMichel-Jean Delaugerre0+33631149571 This short descriptive note updates and summarises knowledge on the breeding phenology of the nocturnal Gekkota Euleptes europaea. A forty-year dataset covering the entire range of the species is provided. Between 1982 and 2024, a total of 39 populations were studied in 85 sampling sessions. Reproduction is highly seasonal, with gravid females appearing from early spring until mid-June when oviposition begins. Hatching occurs from mid-August to early October. This study and the dataset provided will allow further work to assess whether, and to what extent, climate change would affect the breeding phenology of this nocturnal gecko. https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ah/article/view/17238ectothermEuleptes europaeagravidhatchlingSphaerodactylidae
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Contributing to the breeding phenology of a temperate nocturnal gecko
Acta Herpetologica
ectotherm
Euleptes europaea
gravid
hatchling
Sphaerodactylidae
title Contributing to the breeding phenology of a temperate nocturnal gecko
title_full Contributing to the breeding phenology of a temperate nocturnal gecko
title_fullStr Contributing to the breeding phenology of a temperate nocturnal gecko
title_full_unstemmed Contributing to the breeding phenology of a temperate nocturnal gecko
title_short Contributing to the breeding phenology of a temperate nocturnal gecko
title_sort contributing to the breeding phenology of a temperate nocturnal gecko
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Euleptes europaea
gravid
hatchling
Sphaerodactylidae
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