......
~
V.J
T abl e 5.5
Gl om erular filtration rate of va rious rept iles in diff erent states of hy d ration
GFR mllkg h
Norm al
Sa line loaded
Wa ter load ed
D ehyd rated
H abi t at
Crocodilia
Cr ocod ilus acut us!
9.6
6.1
13.0
7.3
Fr esh water
C rocodilus poros us':
1.5
-
18.8
2.8
Som etimes marine
(Sal t water crocodi le)
- -
Chelonia
Pseud emy s scrip ta 3
4.7
-
10.3
2.8
Fr esh water
(Slider turtle)
Chelon ia mydas
2
14.3
-
-
-
Ma rine
(Green turtle)
Gophe rus agassizii 3
4.7
-
15.1
2.9
D esert
(Dese rt t ortoise)
- -
Lacertilia
H em id actylus Sp.4
lOA
3.3
24.3
11.0
Wet tropical
(Gecko)
Phr yn osoma co rnu tum
3.5
2.1
5.5
1.7
Desert
(Horned toad )
Trachy saurus rugosus
5
1
1
3
Zero
Semi-Desert
(Bobta il liza rd )
' B. SCHMIDT- NI ELSEN a nd SKADHAUGE (1967); 2B. SCHMIDT-NI ELSEN and
DAVIS (1968) ; 3DANTZLER and SCHMIDT-NI ELSE:-l (1966); 4RoBERTS and
SCHMIDT-NIELSEN (1966); 5C alculated from SHOEMAKER
et al. (1966) and
BENTLEY (1959b) .
~
V.J
T abl e 5.5
Gl om erular filtration rate of va rious rept iles in diff erent states of hy d ration
GFR mllkg h
Norm al
Sa line loaded
Wa ter load ed
D ehyd rated
H abi t at
Crocodilia
Cr ocod ilus acut us!
9.6
6.1
13.0
7.3
Fr esh water
C rocodilus poros us':
1.5
-
18.8
2.8
Som etimes marine
(Sal t water crocodi le)
- -
Chelonia
Pseud emy s scrip ta 3
4.7
-
10.3
2.8
Fr esh water
(Slider turtle)
Chelon ia mydas
2
14.3
-
-
-
Ma rine
(Green turtle)
Gophe rus agassizii 3
4.7
-
15.1
2.9
D esert
(Dese rt t ortoise)
- -
Lacertilia
H em id actylus Sp.4
lOA
3.3
24.3
11.0
Wet tropical
(Gecko)
Phr yn osoma co rnu tum
3.5
2.1
5.5
1.7
Desert
(Horned toad )
Trachy saurus rugosus
5
1
1
3
Zero
Semi-Desert
(Bobta il liza rd )
' B. SCHMIDT- NI ELSEN a nd SKADHAUGE (1967); 2B. SCHMIDT-NI ELSEN and
DAVIS (1968) ; 3DANTZLER and SCHMIDT-NI ELSE:-l (1966); 4RoBERTS and
SCHMIDT-NIELSEN (1966); 5C alculated from SHOEMAKER
et al. (1966) and
BENTLEY (1959b) .