PRIMER REGISTRO DE Dendropsophus columbianus (HYLIDAE) UTILIZANDO HOTELES PARA ABEJAS COMO REFUGIO EN COLOMBIA

Diego Álvarez-Arellano; Shirley Palacios-Castro

doi:10.22201/fc.25942158e.2025.2.1135

Authors

Diego Álvarez-Arellano Corporación Universitaria Santa Rosa de Cabal
Shirley Palacios-Castro Corporación Universitaria Santa Rosa de Cabal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2025.2.1135

Keywords:

Artificial nests, tree frog, Hylids, intervened area

Abstract

Dendropsophus columbianus is a species that is frequently seen in diversity lists with urban habits. Six bee hotels were installed in a forest relict on the campus of the Corporación Universitaria Santa Rosa de Cabal-UNISARC, Colombia. We report the first encounter of the frog D. columbianus using bee hotels in a forest remanent in Risaralda, Colombia. We also discuss the ability of this species to adapt to intervened environments. These observations indicate that the use of bee hotels in Colombia could be used to house other species, including small vertebrates.

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