Ovoviviparous . The word comes from the Latin ovum , egg, and vivipărus , viviparous. It is a form of animal reproduction whose embryonic development occurs within an egg, which in turn is protected by the mother’s body. Thus, the egg is located in an area of the mother called the oviduct, where the development of the embryo occurs before hatching [2] .
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- 1 Classification according to the place where the embryonic development happens
- 2 Species of ovoviviparous animals
- 3 References
- 4 Sources
Classification according to the place where the embryonic development happens
Sharks and snakes are two groups among which are examples of the three modes of early development (pregnancy and birth): oviparous , ovoviviparous and viviparous [3] .
Ovoviviparous animal species
Egg-eating animals
The following are described:
- Some species of:
- Sharks ( Bull Shark , Great white shark , whale shark , tiger shark , etc.)
- Snakes and Vipers ( Boa constrictor , Anaconda , Viper from Gabon , Mapanare , Garter snake , bufadora, among others)
- Chameleons
- Iguana
- Freshwater fish ( Gambusia , Cnesterodon , Phalloceros , Guppy or million fish, Girardinus , Phallichthys , Priapella , among others)
- Tropical frogs ( Limnonectes larvaepartus, among others)
- Lucion
- Scicid