Table 1.

Investigated material of Galea spixii

Phase of pregnancy	Number of animals	Gestation-al days	Crown-rump length (CRL)	Diameter of the placenta
Initial pregnancy	3	< 9	< 10 mm	4 – 8 mm
Early pregnancy	3	9 – 12	11 – 28 mm	9 – 12 mm
Mid gestation	7	16 – 32	36 – 73 mm	13 – 18 mm
Near term to term	5	36 – 48	76 – 110 mm	20 – 35 mm

Investigated stages used by the authors in this study. All material was derived from a breeding group at the Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido, Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil and is housed at the University of Sao Paulo, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Sao Paulo, Brasil.