Environmental biology and ecology of butterfly lizard (Leiolepis Belliana gray)

Abstract

A study on some aspect of environmental ecology and biology of butterfly lizard (Leiolepis sp. ) was carried out in September to December 2005 at Kolej Universiti Sains dan Teknologi Malaysia (KUSTEM), Terengganu. The objectives of this study is to confirm the identity of butterfly lizard at the campus and to study the basic environmental biology and ecology of butterfly lizard. This study was conducted for four months starting in September until December 2005. Eight samplings have been done in five different plots. A total of 40 individual butterfly lizards were captured, and identified as Leiolepis belliana Gray composed of 31 females and nine males.