Revista de Biología Tropical ISSN Impreso: 0034-7744 ISSN electrónico: 2215-2075

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Biología reproductiva de la cascabel centroamericana <i>Crotalus durissus durissus</i> (Serpentes: Viperidae) en Costa Rica
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Solórzano, A., & Cerdas, L. (1988). Biología reproductiva de la cascabel centroamericana <i>Crotalus durissus durissus</i> (Serpentes: Viperidae) en Costa Rica. Revista De Biología Tropical, 36(2A), 221–226. Retrieved from https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/23702

Abstract

In Costa Rica, rattlesnakes mate during the early dry season (December and January) and births occur in the early rainy season (May-July). Gestation is therefore about 6 months. The mean number of offspring is 22.9 and is significantly correlated with the size of the female. Newborn rattlesnakes are 27,543.0 cm in length and weight 11.4 - 46.3 g. They are relatively docile. Adult males are longer and heavier than females. Females seem to have their first litter when their size exceeds 120 cm.

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