CONTRIBUCIONES A LA HISTORIA NATURAL DE Rhinella jimi Y Rhinella diptycha (ANURA, BUFONIDAE): REGISTROS DE COMPORTAMIENTO Y UNA ANOMALÍA OCULAR
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https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2026.3.1645Palabras clave:
Comportamiento agregativo, comportamiento defensivo, Rhinella crucifer, sapoResumen
Se reportan nuevas evidencias de comportamiento para los sapos sudamericanos Rhinella jimi y R. diptycha. Estos registros provienen de años de observaciones personales de poblaciones de R. jimi en el municipio de Ibicuí, estado de Bahía, Brasil y de datos de ciencia ciudadana depositados en la plataforma iNaturalist. Además, se describe una anomalía ocular en R. jimi. Los comportamientos registrados (posturas defensivas, capacidad de trepar y comportamiento agregativo), reflejan la complejidad y la plasticidad de las estrategias conductuales en los sapos del género Rhinella.
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