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"'Virgin births' for giant lizards (Komodo dragon)" BBC News; Reuther: Komodo dragon proud mum (and dad) of five Archived 9 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine; Female sharks capable of virgin birth; Scientists confirm shark's 'virgin birth' Article by Steve Szkotak AP updated 1:49 a.m. ET, Fri., 10 October 2008
Parthenogenesis is a mode of asexual reproduction in which offspring are produced by females without the genetic contribution of a male. Among all the sexual vertebrates, the only examples of true parthenogenesis, in which all-female populations reproduce without the involvement of males, are found in squamate reptiles (snakes and lizards). [1]
The Komodo dragon, which normally reproduces sexually, has also been found able to reproduce asexually by parthenogenesis. [54] A case has been documented of a Komodo dragon reproducing via sexual reproduction after a known parthenogenetic event, [ 55 ] highlighting that these cases of parthenogenesis are reproductive accidents, rather than ...
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The new arrivals mark the zoo's first ever successful hatching of Komodo dragons. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to ...
The Komodo dragon is also sometimes known as the Komodo monitor or the Komodo Island monitor in scientific literature, [14] although these names are uncommon. To the natives of Komodo Island , it is referred to as ora , buaya darat ('land crocodile'), or biawak raksasa ('giant monitor').
The sex of some species, such as the Nile tilapia, Australian skink lizard, and Australian dragon lizard, has an initial bias, set by chromosomes, but can later be changed by the temperature of incubation. [16] It is unknown how exactly temperature-dependent sex determination evolved. [74]