Predicting the gender of subadult Komodo dragons (Varanus komodoensis) using two-dimensional ultrasound imaging and plasma testosterone concentration

Abstract 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2361(1996)15:33.3.CO;2-O Six yearling Komodo dragons (Varanus komodoensis) underwent ultrasound examinations every three months over a nine-month period to assess the value of two-dimensional ultrasound imaging technology for the purpose of determining gender in this highly monomorphic species. Beginning at an age of 28 months, ovarian structures could be imaged, allowing a prediction of gender […]