Blotched Blue Tongue (T. nigrolutea) Blotched Blue Tongue Lizard - Image courtesy of Matt Clancy, Wikimedia. All have similar care requirements, but it's best to research the specific one you have to make sure youâre looking after it the best you can.
The hypothalamus-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis. 1  Sex hormone synthesis is controlled by the pulsatile release of hypothalamic gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)  At the pituitary gland, GnRH stimulates the release of luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) into the general circulation.
(anterior lobe of the pituitary synthesizes and secretes 6 principal hormones) (LH) LH is also secreted by the gonadotropes. In females, it stimulates ovulation, the release of an egg. It is named for the fact that after ovluation, the follicle becomes a yellowish body called the corpus luteum.