SKIN TEXTURE CHANGE IN Diasporus hylaeformis (ANURA: ELEUTHERODACTYLIDAE)

Juan Gabriel Abarca Alvarado

doi:10.22201/fc.25942158e.2020.2.140

SKIN TEXTURE CHANGE IN Diasporus hylaeformis (ANURA: ELEUTHERODACTYLIDAE)

Authors

Juan Gabriel Abarca Alvarado Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2020.2.140

Keywords:

amphibians, frogs, mountain dink frog, skin, stress behavior,

Abstract

The Montane Dink Frog, Diasporus hylaeformis, was observed showing a change in skin texture during a photo shoot, it is suggested that this recently reported behavior in amphibians can serve as a strategy anti predators or stressors.

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Published

2020-11-18

How to Cite

Abarca Alvarado, J. G. (2020). SKIN TEXTURE CHANGE IN Diasporus hylaeformis (ANURA: ELEUTHERODACTYLIDAE). Revista Latinoamericana De Herpetología, 3(2), 95–97. https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2020.2.140