Reptiles (lizards, snakes, turtles and crocodylians) are becoming increasing popular as models for developmental investigations. In this review the leopard gecko, Eublepharis macularius, is presented as a reptilian model for embryonic studies. We provide details of husbandry, breeding and modifications to two popular histological techniques (whole-mount histochemistry and immunohistochemistry). In addition, we provide a summary of basic reptilian husbandry requirements and discuss important details of embryonic nutrition, egg anatomy and sex determination.
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Vickaryous, M. K., & McLean, K. E. (2011). Reptile Embryology. In Methods in Molecular Biology (Vol. 770, pp. 439–455). Humana Press Inc. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-61779-210-6_17
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