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Moroni, S., Mattioli, F., Jesu, R., & Arillo, A. (2004). Thermal behaviour of the malagasy spider tortoise pyxis arachnoides arachnoides (bell, 1827). In M. Vences, J. Koehler, T. Ziegler & W. Böhme (Eds.), Herpetologia Bonnensis II. Proceedings of the 13th Congress of the Societas Europaea Herpetologica, 27 September - 2 October 2005 (pp. 95–97). Bonn: Societas Europaea Herpetologica.
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Categories: General Keywords: Physiologie = physiology, Pyxis, Pyxis arachnoides, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises, Testudinidae Creators: Arillo, Böhme, Jesu, Koehler, Mattioli, Moroni, Vences, Ziegler Publisher: Societas Europaea Herpetologica (Bonn) Collection: Herpetologia Bonnensis II. Proceedings of the 13th Congress of the Societas Europaea Herpetologica, 27 September - 2 October 2005 |
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Testudinidae Five adult specimens of the Malagasy Spider Tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides arachnoides) collected in southern Madagascar have been housed at Acquario di Genova since April 1997. The 2.3 square metres wide terrarium in which they are hosted has been fi lled with limestone sand and placed close to a north facing window. UV and infrared bulbs have been positioned to allow temperature and light gradient along the longest terrarium side. During the first two years, the tortoises have adapted themselves to be active from April to October and to hibernate during the remaining part of the year. During the last two years a web-cam connected to a PC was used 24/24h in order to collect data on reproductive biology and activity patterns. Thermal preferences were investigated mainly by means of an infrared thermometer which avoided interference with tortoise behaviour. The two sexes showed signifi cantly different thermal preferences and habitat use. Correlations between thermal behaviour and biological cycle are discussed.
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