https://cuadernosdeherpetologia.com/index.php/CdH/issue/feed Cuadernos de Herpetología 2024-09-30T21:41:19+00:00 Silvia Quinzio y Diego Baldo director.cuadherpetol@gmail.com Open Journal Systems <p><strong>Cuadernos <em>de</em> Herpetología</strong> es una revista multi-disciplinaria que lidera en Argentina la publicación de trabajos científicos relacionados con Anfibios y Reptiles, abarcando tópicos como: sistemática, taxonomía, anatomía, fisiología, embriología, evolución, ecología, genética, comportamiento, conservación, paleontología, etc. Comprende las siguientes secciones: Trabajos, Revisiones, Notas y Novedades Zoogeográficas. Los idiomas aceptados son castellano, portugués e inglés.</p> <p><strong>Cuadernos <em>de</em> Herpetología</strong> se publica dos veces al año, Mayo y Septiembre.</p> <p><strong>Cuadernos <em>de</em> Herpetología</strong> no cobra a los autores por su publicación. Está disponible en formato electrónico como revista de Acceso Abierto. Los artículos publicados en esta revista estaban bajo licencias Creative Commons Atribución - NoComercial 3.0 Unported en el año 2011 (Volumen 25), y bajo licencias Atribución - No Comercial 2.5 Argentina desde 2012 (Volumen 26) pero a partir del año 2022 (Volumen 36), los artículos están disponibles bajo una <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/" rel="license">Licencia Creative Commons Atribución – No Comercial – Sin Obra Derivada 4.0 International</a>.</p> <p>Es una revista de la Asociación Civil Herpetológica Argentina. ISSN en línea 1852-5768.</p> <p><img src="http://ojs.aha.org.ar/public/site/images/adminaha/logoaha-271d1f89de80d1f1f1f74c5d205e9df7.png" alt="" width="381" height="132" /> </p> <p> </p> https://cuadernosdeherpetologia.com/index.php/CdH/article/view/180 Explorando el reconocimiento químico recíproco madre-cría en un lagarto Liolaemus vivíparo 2024-08-01T23:08:32+00:00 Vanesa Chocobar vanesachocobar616@gmail.com Antonieta Labra vanesachocobar616@gmail.com Soledad Valdecantos vanesachocobar616@gmail.com <p>To our knowledge, there are no studies of mother-offspring recognition in Liolaemus lizards, even though many species have a refined discrimination capacity based on chemical signals, and some of them are viviparous with a close relationship between mothers and offspring. We studied the reciprocal chemical mother-offspring recognition in the viviparous species Liolaemus<br>zullyae, evaluating whether both mothers and offspring can discriminate between their consanguineous relative from another who is not genetically related. Six females gave birth in the laboratory. Once the offspring were born, crossover experiments were carried out. The results suggest that mothers showed no clear evidence of discrimination of their own and other´s newborns. In contrast, newborns rubbed their faces for longer when scents were from other females than from their own mothers, suggesting that newborns may recognize their mothers. We discuss the asymmetric mother-offspring recognition detected in this study.</p> 2024-08-01T00:00:00+00:00 Derechos de autor 2024 Vanesa Chocobar, Antonieta Labra, Soledad Valdecantos https://cuadernosdeherpetologia.com/index.php/CdH/article/view/190 Are the males of Dendropsophus minutus (Peters, 1872) spider devourers? 2024-09-03T00:10:23+00:00 João Lucas Pereira Ferreira jooaolukas247@gmail.com Kássio de Castro Araújo jooaolukas247@gmail.com Etielle Barroso de Andrade jooaolukas247@gmail.com Caio Vinícius Mira-Mendes jooaolukas247@gmail.com <p>In this study, we described the diet composition of males of the treefrog Dendropsophus minutus from the region of the Chapada das Mesas National Park, Maranhão, Northeastern Brazil. We collected 19 males, of which 17 had stomach contents. Of that, five prey categories were registered, with spiders being the most consumed prey item. We also observed that the snout-vent length of each male had a weak influence on prey selection. Notably, D. minutus consumed a substantial quantity of spiders. Nonetheless, further studies considering temporal variation, reproductive period, and prey availability, among others, are still needed to elucidate the role of spiders on the diet of D. minutus.</p> 2024-09-03T00:00:00+00:00 Derechos de autor 2024 João Lucas Pereira Ferreira, Kássio de Castro Araújo, Etielle Barroso de Andrade, Caio Vinícius Mira-Mendes https://cuadernosdeherpetologia.com/index.php/CdH/article/view/189 Defensive behaviors in Pleurodema borellii (Anura: Leptodactylidae) from northwest Argentina 2024-09-02T11:38:31+00:00 Henrique Folly folly.henrique@gmail.com Juan Carlos Stazzonelli folly.henrique@gmail.com Clodoaldo Lopes Assis folly.henrique@gmail.com <p>Anurans are common prey for several vertebrates and also invertebrates. In response to this predatory pressure, they exhibit various defensive behaviors. In this work we report liquid cloacal discharge, body inflation, stiff-legged posture and body vibration performed by Pleurodema borellii from San Miguel de Tucumán, northwest of Argentina. These multiple defensive behaviors performed together can hinder or disrupt the predator’s action more efficiently.</p> 2024-09-02T00:00:00+00:00 Derechos de autor 2024 Henrique Folly, Juan Carlos Stazzonelli, Clodoaldo Lopes Assis https://cuadernosdeherpetologia.com/index.php/CdH/article/view/192 Observación del saco endolinfático en la lagartija Homonota borelli (Squamata: Phyllodactylidae) en Argentina 2024-09-03T00:28:52+00:00 Gabriel Natalio Castillo inpaf.sj@gmail.com Cynthia Jesica González-Rivas inpaf.sj@gmail.com <p>Observation of the endolymphatic sac in the lizard Homonota borelli (Squamata: Phyllodactylidae) in Argentina. Increased endolymphatic sac size in reptiles has received little attention in the literature. We present a note based on the observation of inflated endolymphatic sacs in two female specimens of Homonota borelli (Phyllodactylidae) from an urbanized site in Argentina. The macroscopic results indicated that the samples analyzed showed a surface with a soft and whitish dermis. Microscopically, a cystic cavity lined by simple epithelium with calcium crystals was observed. We conclude that the endolymphatic sacs presented accumulation of calcium crystals which play a role during the reproductive period in reptiles. This finding represents the first record of a macro- and microscopic analysis of inflated endolymphatic sacs in the bush lizard H. borelli in Argentina.</p> 2024-09-03T00:00:00+00:00 Derechos de autor 2024 Gabriel Natalio Castillo, Cynthia Jesica González-Rivas https://cuadernosdeherpetologia.com/index.php/CdH/article/view/197 Color pattern polymorphism and chromatic aberrancies in Physalaemus fernandezae (Anura, Leptodactylidae) 2024-09-30T21:28:13+00:00 Rodrigo Cajade rodrigocajade@hotmail.com Guillermo Sebastián Natale rodrigocajade@hotmail.com Diego Andrés Barrasso rodrigocajade@hotmail.com <p>Skin coloration patterns in anurans could be markedly varied due to color pattern polymorphism and the occurrence of chromatic aberrancies. Knowledge about this variability allows to understand prey-predator relationships, contributes to the characterization of taxonomic groups, and may reflects genetic variability. We report herein a characterization of dorsal and ventral color pattern polymorphisms in the Neotropical frog Physalaemus fernandezae, and the finding of chromatic aberrancies in wild tadpoles. We assessed the sexual variation of four dorsal color morphs (Broadband, Reticulate, Vertebral Line, Uniform with Urostylar Line) and two ventral color morphs (Immaculate and Maculate). We found no association about the co-occurrence of different ventral and dorsal color patterns, also regardless sex, suggesting independent evolution forces influencing on them. In addition, we found geographic color pattern variation. A color aberrancy considered as leucism was observed in tadpoles, and is reported for the first time in P. fernandezae. We suggest that the patterns frequency distributions are suggestive of an apostatic selection mechanism for the color polymorphism in P. fernandezae.</p> 2024-09-30T00:00:00+00:00 Derechos de autor 2024 Rodrigo Cajade, Guillermo Sebastián Natale, Diego Andrés Barrasso https://cuadernosdeherpetologia.com/index.php/CdH/article/view/193 Reptiles of Santa Catarina Island, Southern Brazil 2024-09-03T00:37:45+00:00 Ivo Rohling Ghizoni Jr ivoghizoni@gmail.com Tobias Saraiva Kunz ivoghizoni@gmail.com <p>The Atlantic Forest is a biodiversity hotspot and one of the most threatened ecosystems in the world. Still, its reptile fauna is poorly known, especially in its southern portion. We present here for the first time a compiled list of land and freshwater reptiles of the Island of Santa Catarina, the largest continental island off the Brazilian coast. The list was based on field observation, literature, and preserved material from herpetological collections. We recorded 36 autochthonous reptile species, including one crocodylian, one turtle, two amphisbaenians, nine lizards, and 23 snakes. We also recorded introduced populations of two exotic emydid turtles. Species composition is strongly influenced by the presence of Atlantic Forest species, but there are also some non-forest species associated with the fauna of southern South America.</p> 2024-09-03T00:00:00+00:00 Derechos de autor 2024 Ivo Rohling Ghizoni Jr, Tobias Saraiva Kunz https://cuadernosdeherpetologia.com/index.php/CdH/article/view/191 Desde los últimos confines: nueva especie de lagartija Liolaemus (Iguania: Liolaemidae) de la estepa patagónica de Santa Cruz, Argentina 2024-09-02T12:07:09+00:00 Agustina San Millán agusanmillan2@gmail.com Cristian Simón Abdala agusanmillan2@gmail.com <p>A new species of lizard of the genus Liolaemus is described. It inhabits the Patagonian steppe at the eastern of Santa Cruz Province, Argentine. Characters of external morphology, morphometry, coloration pattern and pholidosis were used for its description. In addition, phylogenetic proposals based on morphological and molecular evidence that distinguishes the proposed species from other closely related species are presented. This new lizard belongs to the L. boulengeri group, L. melanops clade, L. telsen subclade. It is a small species in relation to other species of the same genus, and its coloration pattern is distinctive within the L. telsen subclade. This combination of characters supports the candidate species as a unique species within the genus. The taxon described in this study was previously classified within the range of Liolaemus boulengeri. However, the molecular and morphological evidence presented in this study, added to those from works clearly indicates the validity as a new species of Liolaemus.</p> 2024-09-02T00:00:00+00:00 Derechos de autor 2024 Agustina San Millán, Cristian Simón Abdala https://cuadernosdeherpetologia.com/index.php/CdH/article/view/188 Nuevo registro de la tortuga acuática Hydromedusa tectifera (Cope, 1869; Testudines: Chelidae) para la Pampa Deprimida (Buenos Aires, Argentina) 2024-09-02T11:05:08+00:00 Mauro Iván Bonavita maurobonavita@comahue-conicet.gob.ar Candela Victorel maurobonavita@comahue-conicet.gob.ar Alexis Mauro Aranciaga Rolando maurobonavita@comahue-conicet.gob.ar Oscar Aníbal Stellatelli maurobonavita@comahue-conicet.gob.ar 2024-09-02T00:00:00+00:00 Derechos de autor 2024 Mauro Iván Bonavita, Candela Victorel, Alexis Mauro Aranciaga Rolando, Oscar Aníbal Stellatelli https://cuadernosdeherpetologia.com/index.php/CdH/article/view/198 New distribution record and habitat of the Mesoamerican Drunken Toad, Rhinophrynus dorsalis Duméril and Bibron, 1841, in Honduras 2024-09-30T21:36:58+00:00 Anthonie Andino-Mazariegos anthonie.andino@unah.edu.hn Ninfa Mejía anthonie.andino@unah.edu.hn José Rene Serrano anthonie.andino@unah.edu.hn Julio E. Mérida anthonie.andino@unah.edu.hn Gustavo A. Cruz anthonie.andino@unah.edu.hn 2024-09-30T00:00:00+00:00 Derechos de autor 2024 Anthonie Andino-Mazariegos, Ninfa Mejía, José Rene Serrano, Julio E. Mérida, Gustavo A. Cruz