UN NUEVO SITIO DE DESARROLLO Y MEDIDAS MORFOLÓGICAS DE RENACUAJOS DE Triprion spinosus (ANURA: HYLIDAE) EN LA SELVA ALTA DE LA SIERRA MAZATECA, OAXACA, MÉXICO

Eduardo A. Aguilar-Herrera; Misael Seba-Chacha; Jessica N. Jaso-Martínez; Leopoldo D. Vázquez-Reyes; Francisco A. Rivera-Ortiz; Víctor H. Jiménez Arcos

doi:10.22201/fc.25942158e.2025.1.1082

Authors

Eduardo A. Aguilar-Herrera Laboratorio de Herpetología Vivario, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. de los Barrios 1, Los Reyes Ixtacala, Tlalnepantla, México, CP 54090
Misael Seba-Chacha Laboratorio de Herpetología Vivario, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. de los Barrios 1, Los Reyes Ixtacala, Tlalnepantla, México, CP 54090
Jessica N. Jaso-Martínez Laboratorio de Herpetología Vivario, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. de los Barrios 1, Los Reyes Ixtacala, Tlalnepantla, México, CP 54090
Leopoldo D. Vázquez-Reyes Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. de los Barrios 1, Los Reyes Ixtacala, Tlalnepantla, México, CP 54090
Francisco A. Rivera-Ortiz Laboratorio de Ecología Molecular y Evolución, UBIPRO, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. de los Barrios 1, Los Reyes Ixtacala, Tlalnepantla, México, CP 54090
Víctor H. Jiménez Arcos Laboratorio de Herpetología Vivario, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. de los Barrios 1, Los Reyes Ixtacala, Tlalnepantla, México, CP 54090

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2025.1.1082

Keywords:

Reproduction, Development stage, Tadpoles, Rock cavity, Coronated Treefrog, morphometry

Abstract

The diversity of reproductive modes of frogs in the Hylidae family is notable. However, records of breeding sites and larval development in the wild are relatively incipient for several species. In this paper we describe for the first time a development site of Triprion spinosus tadpoles in a limestone karst crack within a tropical evergreen forest of the Sierra Mazateca, Oaxaca, Mexico. In addition, we provide morphological measurements of the three developmental stages recorded in tadpoles. Although it was known that this species uses cavities in trees and bromeliads, it has been suggested that it could use cavities in rocks, which we confirm with this finding. It is important to enrich the knowledge about the natural history, especially reproduction, of T. spinosus, considering that its population trend is decreasing, bringing it closer to being in some category of extinction risk.

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