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are there parthenogenetic chamaeleons ? rhampholeon maybe ? Thanks.

Not to my knowledge. I think the only lizard that has been determined to have the ability to reproduce parthenogenetically is the whiptail lizard - genus Cnemidophorus . All others are insects and some other arthropods and of course plants.

lele

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0.2 felines - Kyndra and Líta
1.0 African Clawed Frog (for summer)
0.5 Mad. Hissers (for summer - all girls, no little ones, whew!)

And mourning geckos I do believe.

-Brock

Hi Brock,

Interesting, maybe there are others, too. I only know about the whiptail due to stumbling upon it during plant and insect study and research.

Btw, haven't seen you pop up here for a very long time! But obviously you are still lurking! When I first began frequenting this forum (almost two years ago and back in the day of Big T) you, big t, carlton, ed pollack and a few others were my "main guys" - the ones who seemed to know what they were talking about and nice, too Glad you are still around. Do you still have chams?

lele
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0.1 veiled - Luna
0.2 felines - Kyndra and Líta
1.0 African Clawed Frog - Skipper
0.5 Mad. Hissers (for summer - all girls, no little ones, whew!)

Actually, in 1970, Hall speculated that Rhampholeon boulengerimay be parthenogenic although it has not been studied and is purly speculation based on low occurance of males.

Chris
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Also, a population of the blue spotted salamander (don't remember scientific name, too lazy to google it) here in Wisconsin has become parthenogenic.
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Yeah, I think there are a few amphibians that are not that youmention it. I know a phib-nut (this is an endearing nickname - I promise! at a local non-game dept. and we got into a conversation about pg in insects.
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0.1 veiled - Luna
0.2 felines - Kyndra and Líta
1.0 African Clawed Frog - Skipper
0.5 Mad. Hissers (for summer - all girls, no little ones, whew!)