Abstract
Abstract We describe the gonadal and fat-body cycles and their relationship to environmental factors for Cuban female Anolis lucius (Polychrotidae). We obtained monthly samples of lizards from the karstic caves at Boca de Jaruco, Havana, Cuba. The lizards reached sexual maturity at 45.0 mm snout–vent length and at approximately 7 mo of age. Female A. lucius showed seasonal reproduction from March to August. The nonreproductive season occurred from September to February, as identified by the absence of active ovogenesis. Vitellogenic ovaries, and almost all females having one or two oviductal eggs, characterized the peak reproductive interval from May to August. In contrast, fat-body mass diminished from May to July and reached its highest values from September to January. The clutch size is one egg per oviposition, and oviposition events occurred from July to September. Increased photoperiod and environmental temperature induced ovarian activity.
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