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Field Notes

Description:

Small...first shot shows the size in comparison to my index finger nail. Leathery texture. White.

Habitat:

I was re-potting a plant on my roof top terrace. About 3-4 months back all the pots had been cleaned, fresh soil and manure added. Today when I upturned the pot, the soil around the root came out in one clump...the roots were all around the clump. I broke the clump into two pieces and about 8-10 of these eggs were exposed. I covered them up with the soil and dumped them in an abandoned garden full of vegetation.

Notes:

What could have laid these leathery eggs? And how did the mother find its way inside the clump of earth in a pot on my rooftop...I saw no signs that she had burrowed in. My pots are watered at least once a day.
Too small to be snake eggs...but could a blind snake? Those are pretty common in gardens and in flower pots.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)

Yea, you never know! You did all that you could, maybe they will make it, maybe not. I'm not terribly familiar with snakes over there, but when I think of small reptile eggs, skinks always come to mind first. So many possibilities of what they could be!
Yeah...leathery= reptile. My gardener was convinced it was a snake...I kept saying it was too small...he wanted to see the embryo...I was hoping to allow them to live when I took them to the abandoned house where nobody would harm them...guess it was a no win...but then I donot know when they were laid..so maybe all is not lost. Thank you, Ashley.
If they are leathery, then they are from a reptile. Could be snake or lizard. But if they are more than a week or two old, then moving them in the slightest would mess up development :/
Can any one suggest an ID? Or a clue to an ID?

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