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Cocoon Formation in Another Hylid Frog, Smilisca baudinii [PDF]
Journal of Herpetology, 1987 NH-Vertebrate Zoology ...
McDiarmid, Roy W., Foster, Mercedes S.
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First record of necrophilia in Smilisca baudinii (Anura: Hylidae) from Mexico
Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology, 2021 Necrophilia, also known as necrogamy (Bettaso et al. 2008), thanatophilia (Patel et al. 2016), and Davian behavior (Dickerman 1960), is a form of reproductive behavior in which a living specimen (usually a male) attempts to cop ate it a dead conspecific ...
Rafael Peralta-Hernández +1 more
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Neotropical tadpoles: spatial and temporal distribution and habitat use in a seasonal lake in Veracruz, México [PDF]
Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology, 2002 We studied a tadpole assemblage in a seasonal neotropical lake where 14 species of anurans reproduce. Tadpoles were collected monthly at nine sampling stations at depth intervals of 1 m from the surface to the bottom (13 m).
Roberto E. Torres-Orozco +3 more
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Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2016 Declines of amphibian populations have been a worldwide issue of concern for the scientific community during the last several decades. Efforts are being carried out to elucidate factors related to this phenomenon. Among these factors, pathogens, climate change, and environmental pollution have been suggested as possible causes.
Clemens Ruepert +2 more
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Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetología, 2021 Leptodeira snakes are frog predators. Here I report the predation of the Mexican treefrog Smilisca baudinii by L. polysticta and I provide quantitative data on the distress call emitted by the treefrog. Besides, I compare some Leptodeira species' prey information based on previous records.
Angela Mendoza-Henao
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Updates on the diet items of Conophis lineatus (Squamata: Dipsadidae) [PDF]
Caldasia, 2020 Conophis lineatus is a widely distributed species, from Mexico to Costa Rica, recognized for its wide diet breadth. Here we present two feeding events under natural conditions, as well as a review of liter-ature on the species in the diet of C. lineatus.
Carlos Javier Pérez-Alvarado +1 more
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Los cromosomas meióticos de la rana arborícola Smilisca baudinii (Anura: Hylidae)
Revista de Biología Tropical, 2011 La rana arborícola mexicana Smilisca baudinii, es una especie de rana común en Centroamérica. Sin embargo, la biología y genética de la especie, es pobremente conocida a pesar de su importancia para mantener en equilibrio ecológico las selvas tropicales.
Javier Hernández-Guzmán +2 more
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Necrophilia in Himalayan Toads, Duttaphrynus himalayanus (Günther 1864), from Eastern Nepal [PDF]
Reptiles & Amphibians, 2022 277 Copyright is held by the authors. Articles in R&A are made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license.
Rai, Tapil
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Revista REGENERATIOResumen - Este estudio examina la interacción entre el Gavilán Ranero (Geranospizacaerulescens) y la rana arborícola nocturna Smilisca baudinni en el residencial Ventanas,Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Se observó a un Gavilán Ranero cazando y alimentándose de una ranaarbórea, lo que destaca la importancia de comprender las relaciones tróficas en los ...
Adminuci Adminuci, Javier Tenorio Brenes
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Effects of traditional agroecosystems and grazing areas on amphibian diversity in a region of central Mexico. [PDF]
PeerJ, 2019 Habitat loss or degradation due to land cover change is regarded as one of the main drivers of amphibian decline; therefore, it is imperative to assess the effects of land-cover change on this group of vertebrates.
Lara-Tufiño JD +3 more
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