Cryptoblepharus egeriae: Difference between revisions

For the Christmas Island blue-tailed skink, the first [[Seasonal breeder|breeding season]] occurs when males and females are approximately one year old.<ref name=":4" /> The Christmas Island blue-tailed skink typically lives for seven years in the wild, six of which are active breeding years. The male Christmas Island blue-tailed skink will demonstrate [[Courtship display|courtship]] behaviour when trying to find a mate. The female Christmas Island blue-tailed skink will emit biochemicals for the males to smell, letting them know that the female is in her fertile stage of [[reproduction]].<ref name=":1" /> Male Christmas Island blue-tailed skinks will often fight each other to win a female mate during breeding season. These skinks are [[PolygynyAnimal sexual behaviour#Polygamy|polygamous]] which increases their chance of having offspring. Once the female Christmas Island blue-tailed skink has been fertilized, being [[oviparous]], it will generally lay two eggs at a time, with a 75-day [[incubation period]].<ref name=":4" />