live born?

[Neo]

does anyone here have any herps that give live birth instead of laying eggs? i just find it interesting that some reptiles could do this.

[rwg]

Most (all?) boas do this. I dont have any, but I think that would be pretty cool to witness.

rg

[V.hb]

swifts do it... emeralds etc.. I believe most skinks do as well.

[rwg]

Oh, one other thing...trying googling "viviparous reptiles"...should be able to find lots of info if you're interested.

rg

[roesencrantz]

d@mn vhb beat me too it... i was gonna say emeralds do cause i have a pair... yet my female has never popped any out :(

[burmer]

I have a pair of BRBs and am looking forward to when they are breeding sized.

[imp_star]

we have our argentine boas and our colombian...but they're still young to have babies...so yeah like burmer..i'm looking forward for the day they become breedable..

[Chelydraman]

Jackson's Chameleons have live young as do garter snakes, skinks, and the massassauga Rattler

[Chelydraman]

I don;t have the above mentioned reptiles but they do have live sorry misread.

[Neo]

wow i never knew so many herps gave birth to live young! its still kinda weird to picture something so long give birth to another long thing.. are the babies like curled up inside the womb or something?

[Removed_2815]

Just a note (since two posts mentioned this) that not all skinks give birth to live offspring.
Scincidae is the largest family (about 1200 species) of lizards and there are both viviparous and oviparous representatives. In fact, the majority of skinks are oviparous, representing approximately 55%; whereas, approximately 45% of skink species are viviparous.
Cheers,
Ryan M Bolton

[Removed_2815]

are the babies like curled up inside the womb or something?
I know that with Lichanura the neonates emerge from the cloaca almost precisely folded in half. However, since litter size is so small, I suppose there is room for this sort of arrangement.
Cheers,
R

[Neo]

cloaca.. is that the reptile counterpart for womb?

[eyespy]

Reptiles don't have a womb. Whether they give birth to live young or lay eggs, the embryos still develop inside an egg sac and don't get any nutrition or direct help from mom's body. The cloaca is the vent, where the digestive, urinary and reproductive systems all meet up.

[Lisa]

We've got some boas...