Publication Details |
Category | Text Publication |
Reference Category | Journals |
DOI | 10.1080/01650520903189817 |
Title (Primary) | Water-filled bromeliad as roost site of a tropical lizard, Urostrophus vautieri (Sauria: Leiosauridae) |
Author | Henle, K.; Knogge, C. |
Source Titel | Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment |
Year | 2009 |
Department | NSF |
Volume | 44 |
Issue | 3 |
Page From | 161 |
Page To | 162 |
Language | 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. |
Persistent UFZ Identifier | https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=257 |
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 |