The retina of two nocturnal geckos Hemidactylus turcicus and Tarentola mauritanica

1959 ◽  
Vol 268 (3) ◽  
pp. 213-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katharine Tansley
Keyword(s):  
Hemidactylus Turcicus

scholarly journals Ecology of house lizards in the biblical palace of King Solomon

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julian Monge
Keyword(s):  
Salmonella Enterica ◽  
The Bible ◽  
Hemidactylus Turcicus

The Bible refers to house lizards that could not be exterminated, not even from king’s palaces (Solomon’s Proverbs 30:28). It probably refers to Hemidactylus turcicus, carrier of the deadly Salmonella enterica, of pandemic infamy. Considering the size of Solomon’s palace, it could have kept a population of 50 lizards which reproduced from March to August.

Oviducal structure in four species of gekkonid lizard differing in parity mode and eggshell structure

1998 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 139 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. E. Girling ◽  
A. Cree ◽  
L. J. Guillette, Jr
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Epithelial Cells ◽  
Uterine Tube ◽  
Hemidactylus Turcicus ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Eggshell Structure ◽  
Scanning Electron ◽  
Parity Mode

Oviducal structure was analysed in vitellogenic females from four species of gekkonid lizard exhibiting variation in parity mode and eggshell structure: Hemidactylus turcicus (oviparous) which produces a hard, calcareous eggshell; Saltuarius wyberba (oviparous) which produces a soft, parchment-like eggshell; and Hoplodactylus maculatus and Hoplodactylus duvaucelii (both viviparous). Oviducts were analysed by light, scanning electron and transmission electron microscopy. The uterus exhibited differences among species that were directly attributable to parity mode. H. turcicus and S. wyberba (oviparous) had numerous uterine shell glands; H. maculatus and H. duvaucelii(viviparous) had very few. The uterus also exhibited differences between the two oviparous species (H. turcicusand S. wyberba) which may be related to the type of eggshell produced. Variations were noted in the staining properties of the uterine glandular and epithelial cells. The structure of the infundibulum, uterine tube, isthmus and vagina also differed among species, but differences could not be directly related to parity mode or eggshell structure. Instead, the differences may be related to how prepared the oviduct is for ovulation in individuals analysed from the different species. This study confirms, in the Gekkonidae, aspects of oviducal structure that have been associated with parity mode in other squamate taxa.

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