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Low Incubation Temperatures Negatively Influence Locomotor Performance and Behavior of the Nocturnal Lizard Oligosoma suteri (Lacertidae: Scincidae)

We investigated the effects of artificial incubation regimes, experimental temperature, and age on the locomotor performance of New Zealand's only endemic oviparous lizard, Oligosoma suteri. Artificial incubation is often used to produce founders of new populations of endangered reptiles and can have significant effect on juvenile phenotype. Eggs of 0. suteri were randomly distributed among three incubation temperatures (18, 22, 26°C). Juvenile (n = 117) maximum sprint speed was measured over three trials at 18, 22, and 26°C, and at one and four months of age, and behaviors during sprinting trials recorded. Sprint speed increased with an increase in experimental temperature and age. After ...

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