Cnemidophorus velox

Left: Three of our adult Cnemidophorus velox. These lizards reproduce parthenogenetically, and are the main model system for the lab's research.

Above: One of the newly-hatched C. velox.

Above: A close-up view of an adult C. velox.

Left: A week-old C. velox next to empty egg shells. The shells are about the size of a jelly bean.

Cnemidophorus tigris

One of the lab's Cnemidophorus tigris.
Two of our tigris basking in the glow of the heat lamp.

Sceloporus undulatus erythrocheilus

Sceloporus erythrocheilus undulatus, one of the lizard species studied in our lab.

Russian Tortoises

Right: A tortoise hatching from its shell.

Below right: The first nine hatchlings enjoying some gourmet salad greens.

Above: One of the darker colored juvenile tortoises attacks a dandelion leaf.

For more information on these animals, visit the tortoise page.