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Maximal clutch size in the Western Montpellier snake Malpolon monspessulanus

Une ponte record chez la couleuvre de Montpellier Malpolon monspessulanus

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A clutch of 15 eggs was recorded in a large female Montpellier snake (snout-vent length SVL 100cm, total length 130cm). In France, this represents the maximal value recorded for the species, but little information is available on the fecundity of this species. Pre-laying and post-laying maternal mass was respectively of 579g and 379g. On average, the eggs measured 38.8mm x 26.0mm and weighted 15.0g (note that the eggs were examined 1.5 day after laying, hence each absorbed approximately 1.7 g of water prior to measurements). Relative clutch mass was 50%.
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hal-03775381 , version 1 (12-09-2022)

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Gregory Deso, Jean-Marie Ballouard, Aloys Crouzet, Sebastien Caron, Xavier Bonnet. Une ponte record chez la couleuvre de Montpellier Malpolon monspessulanus. Bulletin de la Société Herpétologique de France, 2022, 180, pp.51-53. ⟨10.48716/bullshf.180-5⟩. ⟨hal-03775381⟩
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