Time of Mating/ Laying |
Apr. - June |
time of breeding |
|
Both Male and Female |
Adult |
Not Reported |
Pixley National Wildlife Refuge, Delano and Kettleman Hills |
Exposure Factor Datasets |
|
Kern, Kings, Tulare |
Time of Hatching or Parturition |
July - Aug. |
|
|
Both Male and Female |
Hatchling |
Not Reported |
Pixley National Wildlife Refuge, Delano and Kettleman Hills |
Exposure Factor Datasets |
|
Kern, Kings, Tulare |
Time of Mating/ Laying |
May - July |
time of laying |
|
Female |
Adult |
Not Reported |
Pixley National Wildlife Refuge, Delano and Kettleman Hills |
Exposure Factor Datasets |
|
Kern, Kings, Tulare |
Duration of Incubation or Gestation |
4 |
|
wks |
Both Male and Female |
Embryo |
Not Reported |
Pixley National Wildlife Refuge, Delano and Kettleman Hills |
Exposure Factor Datasets |
|
Kern, Kings, Tulare |
Clutches or Litters per year |
|
|
clutches/yr |
Female |
Adult |
Not Reported |
Pixley National Wildlife Refuge, Delano and Kettleman Hills |
Exposure Factor Datasets |
|
Kern, Kings, Tulare |
Time of Torpor or Hibernation |
Oct. - Mar. |
|
|
Not Reported |
Not Reported |
Not Reported |
Pixley National Wildlife Refuge, Delano and Kettleman Hills |
Exposure Factor Datasets |
|
Kern, Kings, Tulare |
Growth Rate |
11.8 |
increase in snout-vent length before retreat in Oct. |
mm/mo |
Both Male and Female |
Hatchling |
2 |
Pixley National Wildlife Refuge, Delano and Kettleman Hills |
Exposure Factor Datasets |
|
Kern, Kings, Tulare |
Growth Rate |
|
increase in snout-vent length for juvenile to 9 mo period |
mm/mo |
Both Male and Female |
Juvenile |
7 |
Pixley National Wildlife Refuge, Delano and Kettleman Hills |
Exposure Factor Datasets |
|
Kern, Kings, Tulare |
Growth Rate |
3.4 |
increase in snout-vent length from 8 to 12 mo |
mm/mo |
Male |
|
3 |
Pixley National Wildlife Refuge, Delano and Kettleman Hills |
Exposure Factor Datasets |
8 - 12 mo |
Kern, Kings, Tulare |
Growth Rate |
1.6 |
increase in snout-vent length from 8 to 12 mo |
mm/mo |
Female |
|
2 |
Pixley National Wildlife Refuge, Delano and Kettleman Hills |
Exposure Factor Datasets |
8 - 12 mo |
Kern, Kings, Tulare |
Growth Rate |
2.0 |
increase in snout-vent length |
mm/mo |
Male |
Adult |
36 |
Pixley National Wildlife Refuge, Delano and Kettleman Hills |
Exposure Factor Datasets |
|
Kern, Kings, Tulare |
Growth Rate |
0.7 |
increase in snout-vent length |
mm/mo |
Female |
Adult |
38 |
Pixley National Wildlife Refuge, Delano and Kettleman Hills |
Exposure Factor Datasets |
|
Kern, Kings, Tulare |
Clutch or Litter Size |
|
range of average clutch size from 2 sites over 2 yrs |
eggs/clutch |
Female |
Adult |
3-22 |
Delano and Kettleman Hills |
Exposure Factor Datasets |
|
Kern, Kings |
Age at Sexual Maturity |
9 (occassionally 21) |
based on presence of oviductal eggs and breeding color |
mo |
Female |
Adult |
Not Reported |
Pixley National Wildlife Refuge, Delano and Kettleman Hills |
Exposure Factor Datasets |
|
Kern, Kings, Tulare |
Age at Sexual Maturity |
|
|
mo |
Male |
Adult |
Not Reported |
Pixley National Wildlife Refuge, Delano and Kettleman Hills |
Exposure Factor Datasets |
|
Kern, Kings, Tulare |