......
VJ
'-D
T abl e 5.2
Eva por ative w ater loss from the respiratory tract and sk in of v arious rept iles
in d ry ai r at 23°
R espiratory
H
20 Loss
Cu tan eou s
H 20 Loss
O2 C onsum ption
H abitat
total mg / g d ay mg
/rnl O j
rng/cm"
d ay
as %
to tal
mllg day
Crocodilia
Caiman sclerops
9.6
4.9
33
87
1.8
Aquatic
(Caima n)
-
Chelonia
Pseud em y s scrip ta
4.3
4.7
12
78
0.9
Aqu atic
(Slide r
turtl e)
Tcrrapene carolina
2.6
4.2
5.3
76
0.6
T emp er at e for est
(Bo x t u rtle )
Go phe rus agassizii
0.4
1.5
1.5
76
0.26
Desert
(Deser t tortoi se)
- -
Lacertilia
Iguana iguan a
3.4
0.9
4.8
72
2.6
Tropical for est
Sauroma lus obesus
1.1
0.5
1.3
66
1.2
De sert
(C h uckawalla)
- -
Ophidia'
Na trix taxispilot a
3.6
1.6
16.7
88
2.1
Aquati c
(Brown w at er sna ke)
Pitu oph is catenifer
3.1
1.3
3.7
64
2.3
Des ert
(Sonora gop he r snake)
Ref erences : lfro m P RANGE and SCHMIDT-NIELSEN (196 9) others from BENTLEY and SCHMIDTN IELSEN (1966) a nd SCHMIDT-NIELSEN and BENTLEY (1966)
VJ
'-D
T abl e 5.2
Eva por ative w ater loss from the respiratory tract and sk in of v arious rept iles
in d ry ai r at 23°
R espiratory
H
20 Loss
Cu tan eou s
H 20 Loss
O2 C onsum ption
H abitat
total mg / g d ay mg
/rnl O j
rng/cm"
d ay
as %
to tal
mllg day
Crocodilia
Caiman sclerops
9.6
4.9
33
87
1.8
Aquatic
(Caima n)
-
Chelonia
Pseud em y s scrip ta
4.3
4.7
12
78
0.9
Aqu atic
(Slide r
turtl e)
Tcrrapene carolina
2.6
4.2
5.3
76
0.6
T emp er at e for est
(Bo x t u rtle )
Go phe rus agassizii
0.4
1.5
1.5
76
0.26
Desert
(Deser t tortoi se)
- -
Lacertilia
Iguana iguan a
3.4
0.9
4.8
72
2.6
Tropical for est
Sauroma lus obesus
1.1
0.5
1.3
66
1.2
De sert
(C h uckawalla)
- -
Ophidia'
Na trix taxispilot a
3.6
1.6
16.7
88
2.1
Aquati c
(Brown w at er sna ke)
Pitu oph is catenifer
3.1
1.3
3.7
64
2.3
Des ert
(Sonora gop he r snake)
Ref erences : lfro m P RANGE and SCHMIDT-NIELSEN (196 9) others from BENTLEY and SCHMIDTN IELSEN (1966) a nd SCHMIDT-NIELSEN and BENTLEY (1966)