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Reproduction

Nesting takes place from July to August. Males will breed with multiple females throughout the breeding season.

Females lay up to 40 eggs in a nest which is created on land. This nest is a mound formed from vegetation and mud. While in their egg the hatchlings can communicate with one another or their mother. Hatching is synchronized and the mother will open the nest to allow the young to exit.

The gender of the hatchling is determined by the temperature during incubation. Low temperatures produce females while high temperatures produce males.

The mother provides care to the hatchlings and this may last for years. She may help them from their egg by gently rolling it in their mouth to ...