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- Title
Defensive Behavior in Rhinella bergi and Rhinella mirandaribeiroi (Anura: Bufonidae).
- Authors
Rodrigues Nehemy, Ibrahim Kamel; Mângia, Sarah; Santos Carvalho, Priscila; Santana, Diego José
- Abstract
Here we report two cases of defensive behavior known as "stiff-legged", unprecedented for the species Rhinella bergi and R. mirandaribeiroi. We registered the behavior at localities in Mato Grosso do Sul and Minas Gerais states, Brazil. With our records, there are now five species from open areas that exhibit this behavior. We assume that the species that inhabit these areas exhibit this avoiding predation behavior simulating a dead body on the ground, behavior known as "death feigning", unlike forest species, which use this strategy to camouflage themselves between the leaves.
- Subjects
MATO Grosso do Sul (Brazil); MINAS Gerais (Brazil); BRAZIL; DEFENSIVENESS (Psychology); BUFONIDAE; DEAD; ANURA
- Publication
Caldasia, 2022, Vol 44, Issue 3, p648
- ISSN
0366-5232
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.15446/caldasia.v44n3.89189