REPRODUCTION IN 2 LESSER ANTILLEAN POPULATIONS OF AMEIVA-PLEI (TEIIDAE)

Reproduction was studied in Ameiva plei from Anguilla and Dog Island, Lesser Antilles. Reproduction was seasonal with reproductive activity concentrated in the months of May-October, and timing associated with day length and temperature. Clutch size on Anguilla averaged 3.1 (rang e 1-7) and 2.1 (range 1-3) on Dog Island. Clutch size was positively c orrelated with body size on both islands and appeared to be unrelated to environmental factors except as insofar as body size is related to such factors. Females on Anguilla produced multiple clutches within a season, depending on their size, while on Dog Island there was no evid ence of a second clutch.