Tree-Holes as Alternative Reproductive Sites of Batrachyla antartandica Barrio, 1967 (Anura: Batrachylidae)

Felipe E. Rabanal; Carmen Úbeda; Camila F. Tejo; Esteban O. Lavilla

doi:10.2994/SAJH-D-18-00064.1

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30 April 2021 Tree-Holes as Alternative Reproductive Sites of Batrachyla antartandica Barrio, 1967 (Anura: Batrachylidae)

Felipe E. Rabanal, Carmen Úbeda, Camila F. Tejo, Esteban O. Lavilla

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South American J. of Herpetology, 20(1):24-32 (2021). https://doi.org/10.2994/SAJH-D-18-00064.1

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Although the original description of Batrachyla antartandica categorically states that the species should not be considered as arboreal, our field observations show that it has excellent climbing abilities. Associated with this fact, B. antartandica shows an alternative mode of reproduction that involves the use of tree-trunk cavities filled with water as a site for calling, reproduction, development, and metamorphosis. As far as we know, B. antartandica is the only anuran species in the Valdivian temperate rainforests of Chile and Argentina with a completely arboreal life cycle.

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Felipe E. Rabanal, Carmen Úbeda, Camila F. Tejo, and Esteban O. Lavilla "Tree-Holes as Alternative Reproductive Sites of Batrachyla antartandica Barrio, 1967 (Anura: Batrachylidae)," South American Journal of Herpetology 20(1), 24-32, (30 April 2021). https://doi.org/10.2994/SAJH-D-18-00064.1

Received: 10 September 2018; Accepted: 2 February 2020; Published: 30 April 2021

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