Alloparental Care in the Prairie Skink, Eumeces septentrionalis: A Case of Mistaken Identity?

Authors

Louis A. Somma, Florida State Collection of ArthropodsFollow

Date of this Version

1987

Citation

Somma, L. A. 1987. Alloparental care in the Prairie Skink, Eumeces septentrionalis: A case of mistaken identity? Nebraska Herpetological Newsletter 8(2):5-8.

Comments

Nebraska Herpetology Society, Omaha

Abstract

Alloparental care , or one individual caring for the eggs or young of another , ha s been documented for a variety of verte brate organism s (Coyne & Sohn 1978; Frame et a1. 1983; Gowaty & Karlin 1984) . In t h i s a rticle I document an instance of alloparental care in the prairie skink , Eumeces septentrionalis .