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Snake and Lizard Reproduction - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
Revision as of 14:07, 5 July 2012
, 14:07, 5 July 2012→Copulation
== Lizards (Squamata) ==
=== Male ===
= Lizards (Squamata) =
== Male ==
[[Image:Reproductive Tract Male Lizard.jpg|thumb|right|150px|<p>Anatomy of the Male Lizard</p><sup> © L.Wilkie 2008</sup>]]
[[Image:Reproductive Tract Male Lizard.jpg|thumb|right|150px|<p>Anatomy of the Male Lizard</p><sup> © L.Wilkie 2008</sup>]]
[[Image:Lateral Male Chameleon.jpg|thumb|right|150px|<p>Lateral View of the Male Chameleon</p><sup> © L.Wilkie 2008</sup>]]
[[Image:Lateral Male Chameleon.jpg|thumb|right|150px|<p>Lateral View of the Male Chameleon</p><sup> © L.Wilkie 2008</sup>]]
=== Testes ===
==== Testes ====
* Located cranial to the kidneys.
* Located cranial to the kidneys.
** Has its own testicular blood vessels.
** Has its own testicular blood vessels.
=== Phallus ===
==== Phallus ====
* Paired hemipenes
* Paired hemipenes
== Female ==
== Female ==
[[Image:Reproductive Tract Female Lizard.jpg|thumb|right|150px|<p>Anatomy of the Female Lizard</p><sup> © L.Wilkie 2008</sup>]]
[[Image:Reproductive Tract Female Lizard.jpg|thumb|right|150px|<p>Anatomy of the Female Lizard</p><sup> © L.Wilkie 2008</sup>]]
* After engorgement has subsided, the retractor muscle contracts.
* After engorgement has subsided, the retractor muscle contracts.
** Inverts the hemipene.
** Inverts the hemipene.
== Female ==
== Female ==
* Hemipene is withdrawn at the end of copulation by contraction of the retractor muscle.
* Hemipene is withdrawn at the end of copulation by contraction of the retractor muscle.
* During multiple mating, the male can use the left and right hemipene alternately.
* During multiple mating, the male can use the left and right hemipene alternately.
[[Category:Exotic Reproduction]]
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