DISCOVERY OF THE EGGS OF Bolitoglossa pandi (CAUDATA: PLETHODONTIDAE) WITH OBSERVATIONS ON ITS REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY

Giovanni A. Chaves-Portilla; Juan David Fernández-Roldán

doi:10.22201/fc.25942158e.2025.2.1196

Authors

Giovanni A. Chaves-Portilla
Juan David Fernández-Roldán Laboratorio de Anfibios, Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2025.2.1196

Keywords:

Amphibia, Colombia, Egg clutches, Hatchling, Direct development, Hatching rate

Abstract

The discovery of two egg clutches of the Pandi’s mushroom tongue salamander (Bolitoglossa pandi) in a forest fragment on the eastern Andes of Colombia, allowed in situ check-up fieldtrips for five consecutive months until the hatchlings emerged from the eggs. We here report the nesting sites, clutches, egg hatching rate and neonate measurements for the first time for this species, thus contributing to the current knowledge of the biology and natural history of this range-restricted amphibian of Colombia.

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