Congdon J D, Vitt L J, King W W
Science. 1974 Jun 28;184(4144):1379-80. doi: 10.1126/science.184.4144.1379.
Coleonyx variegatus is adapted to readily sacrifice its tail to predators. This adaptation is associated with characteristic tail behavior and rapid tail regeneration. There is no facultative metabolic increase associated with tail regeneration, and energy normally allocated to body growth and maintenance is diverted to tail regeneration. This supports the contention that tail behavior, autotomy, and rapid regeneration evolved as mechanisms promoting survival in terms of predator escape.
豹纹守宫适应于随时将尾巴牺牲给捕食者。这种适应性与独特的尾巴行为和快速的尾巴再生有关。尾巴再生没有伴随代谢的适应性增加，通常分配给身体生长和维持的能量被转移用于尾巴再生。这支持了以下观点：尾巴行为、自切和快速再生是作为促进在捕食者追捕中生存的机制而进化的。
