NOTES ON REPRODUCTION IN ICHNOTROPIS SQUAMULOSA AND INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION WITH I. CAPENSIS (REPTILIA, LACERTIDAE) IN THE TRANSVAAL

Abstract

The staggered life cycles of I. squamulosa and the related species I. capensis are ascribed by Broadley (1979) to avoidance of competition. This paper dicusses this theory in the light of size, temporal and spatial distribution of the two species. Discussions on clutch size, time of laying and incubation period are incorporated.