Ackie sex determination?

[Pirarucu]

Originally Posted by smy_749

This would never be the case, its probably statistically impossible for that to happen.

Not necessarily, when you consider that varanids island-hopped their way throughout Southeast Asia. If a monitor was one of the first few to arrive, parthenogenesis would be a very valuable tool. Although not monitors, Mourning Geckos have this technique mastered...

[smy_749]

Originally Posted by Pirarucu

Not necessarily, when you consider that varanids island-hopped their way throughout Southeast Asia. If a monitor was one of the first few to arrive, parthenogenesis would be a very valuable tool. Although not monitors, Mourning Geckos have this technique mastered...

Good point, I was thinking of aussie species though, not many chances to island hop haha.

Maybe thats why komodos and salvators developed that skill?

[murrindindi]

Originally Posted by smy_749

Good point, I was thinking of aussie species though, not many chances to island hop haha.

Maybe thats why komodos and salvators developed that skill?

Hi, V. komodoensis is originally an Aussie species.

[smy_749]

Originally Posted by murrindindi

Hi, V. komodoensis is originally an Aussie species.

Are the aussie speciments the ones that show parthenogensis? Ofcourse I don't know if the theory is viable anyways as panoptes have also been observed doing this and they do not island hop as far as I know?

[murrindindi]

Originally Posted by smy_749

Are the aussie speciments the ones that show parthenogensis? Ofcourse I don't know if the theory is viable anyways as panoptes have also been observed doing this and they do not island hop as far as I know?

I`m not sure which animals you mean when you ask if the Aussie specimens are parthenogenetic (other than Panoptes)?
We have no idea how common it is in the wild, perhaps fairly regular in a number of species (and also throughout the world), and it doesn`t necessarily need to be simply for the purpose of island hopping.