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FR
at Tue Apr 15 08:58:17 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by FR ]
Hi Susan, When monitors are young, both have about the same organs, males hemipenes and females hemiclitoris. They appear very very similar until the male begins to develop secondary characteristics. Then his hemipene continue to develop and change. He will also develop in the head and shoulder area and of course, the females will widen at the hips.
Is most species, males will develop a hemipenal bulge. Which can be VERY easy to see, the albig group do that. In fact, some can be sexed from many meters away.
The problem is, some can do this at a very young age(a month or so) others can do this after they are full sized(several years old). This is where the confusion lays.
Sometimes, its very easy to tell from pics like these, other times impossible. If the pic shows secondary development, thats when its easy. Good luck
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