BEHAVIORAL DEFENsE IN THE NEOTROPICAL LIZARD Ophiodes striatus (SQUAMATA: DIPLOGLOSSIDAE) FROM THE ATLANTIC FOREST, NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL

Wellington Farias

doi:10.22201/fc.25942158e.2026.3.1691

Autores/as

Wellington Farias Universidade Federal de Goiás https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6449-5001

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2026.3.1691

Palabras clave:

Cloacal discharge, Sauria, Defensive behavior, Lizard

Resumen

Ophiodes striatus es un lagarto ápodo de amplia distribución. Aunque la especie está ampliamente distribuida, se conoce poco sobre su biología y comportamiento. En este estudio se reporta un nuevo comportamiento defensivo no descrito previamente para el género, específicamente en O. striatus: la descarga cloacal. Este registro contribuye a los datos ecológicos disponibles sobre la especie y amplía nuestra comprensión de su plasticidad comportamental.

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