A case of communal egg-laying of Gonatodes albogularis (Sauria, Sphaerodactylidae) in bromeliads (Poales, Bromeliaceae)

By

Carvajal-Ocampo, Valentina De Los Ángeles
Ángel-Vallejo, María Camila
Gutiérrez-Cárdenas, Paul David Alfonso
Ospina-Bautista, Fabiola
Estévez Varón, Jaime Vicente

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019-5-13

Original Publication

Subterranean Biology

Volume

32

Pages

45--49

Subjects

Andean disturbed , Colombia , communal egg-laying , Forests , nesting sites , Tillandsia elongata

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.32.e35663

 

Abstract

The Neotropical Yellow-Headed Gecko Gonatodesalbogularis commonly use cavities in the trees as a microhabitat for egg-laying. Here, we present the first record of this species in Colombia using the tank bromeliad Tillandsiaelongata as nesting sites, along with the occurrence of communal egg-laying in that microhabitat.