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Kategorie Textpublikation
Referenztyp Zeitschriften
DOI 10.1080/01650520903189817
Titel (primär) Water-filled bromeliad as roost site of a tropical lizard, Urostrophus vautieri (Sauria: Leiosauridae)
Autor Henle, K.; Knogge, C.
Quelle Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment
Erscheinungsjahr 2009
Department NSF
Band/Volume 44
Heft 3
Seite von 161
Seite bis 162
Sprache englisch
Keywords Brazil; bromeliads; Leiosauridae; roost; Urostrophus vautieri
Abstract Bromeliads are a conspicuous component of tropical forests. Whereas several amphibian species are closely associated with bromeliads, reptiles are much less frequently observed in bromeliads and only a few species use bromeliads for egg deposition or as roost site. We report on an adult Urostrophus vautieri that was sleeping in a water-filled bromeliad. The individual was submerged except for head and shoulder. To our knowledge, it is the first time that such behavior has been observed in an arboreal Neotropical lizard.
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Henle, K., Knogge, C. (2009):
Water-filled bromeliad as roost site of a tropical lizard, Urostrophus vautieri (Sauria: Leiosauridae)
Stud. Neotrop. Fauna Environ. 44 (3), 161 - 162 10.1080/01650520903189817