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Dimorfisme Seksual Kadal Pasir Bowring (Lygosoma Bowringii Günther, 1864)
Lygosoma bowringii in non-natural habitats such as agroforestri, plantations is thought to have an ecological role as natural control for insects (e.g. as ants and beetle larvae). Sexual dimorphism information is necessary especially for success in captivity. This study aims to determine the morphological characters of L. bowringii based on sex. Sampling was carried out at the Riau University Campus by direct capture. Captured individuals were stunned, observed for color patterns, and photographed. The samples were preserved and stored in alcohol. The morphological measurements of L. bowringii followed the taxonomic measurements of lizards. L. bowringii caught were 28 individuals, with a composition of 32.14% male and 67.86% female. The male L. bowringii has a thicker tail with a straight basal tail, a bright yellow ventral, a red-brown foreleg and hind limbs, and a more concave cloaca shape. While the female L. bowringii has a tail that is not thick, the basal of the tail is tapered, the ventral part of and legs are colorless. The non-independent diagnostic morphometric character is the hind limb / PMKl ratio.
Keywords: cloaca shape, color patterns, morphometric characters, natural control
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