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[[Whiptail.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Description]] | [[Image: Whiptail.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Description]] | ||
The New Mexico Whiptail lizard cannot sexually reproduce because they are all females [1,2,3,4]. However, these lizards, simulate reproduction by way of pseudocopulation. Two females will act out having sex as if one was a male. This helps to increase the fertility of these lizards as it assists in producing more eggs than in females who don’t go through this act. The lizard who acts in the traditional female role assumes an inferior position to the other female female lizard who assumes a superior position (hence the term pseudocopulation). Remarkably, the Whiptail lizards who assume the "female role" end up producing larger eggs than the lizard acting out the male role [1]. | The New Mexico Whiptail lizard cannot sexually reproduce because they are all females [1,2,3,4]. However, these lizards, simulate reproduction by way of pseudocopulation. Two females will act out having sex as if one was a male. This helps to increase the fertility of these lizards as it assists in producing more eggs than in females who don’t go through this act. The lizard who acts in the traditional female role assumes an inferior position to the other female female lizard who assumes a superior position (hence the term pseudocopulation). Remarkably, the Whiptail lizards who assume the "female role" end up producing larger eggs than the lizard acting out the male role [1]. | ||
