SREL Reprint #2924

Seminatrix pygaea (Black Swamp Snake), Reproduction

Christopher T. Winne

University of Georgia, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Drawer E, Aiken, SC 29802, USA

Abstract: Previous reports of litter size in Seminatrix pygaea range from 2 to 15 and were determined primarily by counting the number of enlarged follicles or embryos during palpation or dissection (Gibbons and Dorcas 2004). . . During July 2004, three of 15 pregnant females gave birth to record size litters (16, 19, and 22). . .

SREL Reprint #2924

Winne, C. T. 2005. Seminatrix pygaea (Black Swamp Snake), Reproduction. Herpetological Review 36: 460.

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