Bone labeling experiments and intraskeletal growth patterns in captive leopard geckos (Eublepharis macularius).

The cross‐sectional area of the medullary cavity did not exhibit a significant relationship to age for any element (Table 2 ) but showed a positive increase in the tibia and the femur which may or may not be significant with a larger sample size (Figure 6g–l ). 4 DISCUSSION 4.1 Leopard gecko growth Detailed weight data recorded from seven leopard geckos for the entirety of their lives reveal that their weight increased over 400 days, with some slight variations, and subsequently leveled‐off (Figure 1 ).

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