Tail-break frequency inferences on Lygodactylus klugei (Smith, Martin & Swain, 1977) (Squamata: Gekkonidae) in northeastern Brazil

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Lima Ramos, Antônio Rafael; Andrade Oliveira, John Allyson; Xavier da Silva, Margarida Maria; Tavares, Robson Victor; Borges-Nojosa, Diva Maria
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2022
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We investigated the sexual, interpopulational, and microhabitat use effects on the autotomy frequencies in the Kluge’s Dwarf Gecko Lygodactylus klugei in 12 populations inserted in the Caatinga ecoregion, in northeast Brazil. We observed the frequency of autotomized tails in each population by analyzing sexual differences and the characteristics of the trees used, such as the number of branches, presence of thorns, and trunk texture (smooth or rough). The autotomy frequencies ranged from 28.5% to 75% among these populations. We did not find differences in population, sex or on the presence of thorns and number of branches available in the trees used on autotomy rates. On the other hand, lizards found on smooth trunks had a higher rate of autotomized tails compared to those found on rough trunks. We suggest that the presence of crevices in trees with rough trunks is an important factor responsible for protecting lizards against predator attacks.
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Ciencias Naturales
Antipredator behavior
Caatinga
Lizards
Predation
Tail autotomy
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spelling Tail-break frequency inferences on Lygodactylus klugei (Smith, Martin & Swain, 1977) (Squamata: Gekkonidae) in northeastern BrazilLima Ramos, Antônio RafaelAndrade Oliveira, John AllysonXavier da Silva, Margarida MariaTavares, Robson VictorBorges-Nojosa, Diva MariaCiencias NaturalesAntipredator behaviorCaatingaLizardsPredationTail autotomyWe investigated the sexual, interpopulational, and microhabitat use effects on the autotomy frequencies in the Kluge’s Dwarf Gecko Lygodactylus klugei in 12 populations inserted in the Caatinga ecoregion, in northeast Brazil. We observed the frequency of autotomized tails in each population by analyzing sexual differences and the characteristics of the trees used, such as the number of branches, presence of thorns, and trunk texture (smooth or rough). The autotomy frequencies ranged from 28.5% to 75% among these populations. We did not find differences in population, sex or on the presence of thorns and number of branches available in the trees used on autotomy rates. On the other hand, lizards found on smooth trunks had a higher rate of autotomized tails compared to those found on rough trunks. We suggest that the presence of crevices in trees with rough trunks is an important factor responsible for protecting lizards against predator attacks.Asociación Herpetológica Argentina2022info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionArticulohttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdf89-93http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/153063enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://ojs.aha.org.ar/index.php/CdH/article/view/9info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/1852-5768info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.31017/CdH.2022.(2021-052)info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)reponame:SEDICI (UNLP)instname:Universidad Nacional de La Platainstacron:UNLP2025-09-29T11:39:34Zoai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/153063Institucionalhttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/Universidad públicaNo correspondehttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/oai/snrdalira@sedici.unlp.edu.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:13292025-09-29 11:39:34.499SEDICI (UNLP) - Universidad Nacional de La Platafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Tail-break frequency inferences on Lygodactylus klugei (Smith, Martin & Swain, 1977) (Squamata: Gekkonidae) in northeastern Brazil
title Tail-break frequency inferences on Lygodactylus klugei (Smith, Martin & Swain, 1977) (Squamata: Gekkonidae) in northeastern Brazil
spellingShingle Tail-break frequency inferences on Lygodactylus klugei (Smith, Martin & Swain, 1977) (Squamata: Gekkonidae) in northeastern Brazil
Lima Ramos, Antônio Rafael
Ciencias Naturales
Antipredator behavior
Caatinga
Lizards
Predation
Tail autotomy
title_short Tail-break frequency inferences on Lygodactylus klugei (Smith, Martin & Swain, 1977) (Squamata: Gekkonidae) in northeastern Brazil
title_full Tail-break frequency inferences on Lygodactylus klugei (Smith, Martin & Swain, 1977) (Squamata: Gekkonidae) in northeastern Brazil
title_fullStr Tail-break frequency inferences on Lygodactylus klugei (Smith, Martin & Swain, 1977) (Squamata: Gekkonidae) in northeastern Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Tail-break frequency inferences on Lygodactylus klugei (Smith, Martin & Swain, 1977) (Squamata: Gekkonidae) in northeastern Brazil
title_sort Tail-break frequency inferences on Lygodactylus klugei (Smith, Martin & Swain, 1977) (Squamata: Gekkonidae) in northeastern Brazil
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Lima Ramos, Antônio Rafael
Andrade Oliveira, John Allyson
Xavier da Silva, Margarida Maria
Tavares, Robson Victor
Borges-Nojosa, Diva Maria
author Lima Ramos, Antônio Rafael
author_facet Lima Ramos, Antônio Rafael
Andrade Oliveira, John Allyson
Xavier da Silva, Margarida Maria
Tavares, Robson Victor
Borges-Nojosa, Diva Maria
author_role author
author2 Andrade Oliveira, John Allyson
Xavier da Silva, Margarida Maria
Tavares, Robson Victor
Borges-Nojosa, Diva Maria
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Ciencias Naturales
Antipredator behavior
Caatinga
Lizards
Predation
Tail autotomy
topic Ciencias Naturales
Antipredator behavior
Caatinga
Lizards
Predation
Tail autotomy
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv We investigated the sexual, interpopulational, and microhabitat use effects on the autotomy frequencies in the Kluge’s Dwarf Gecko Lygodactylus klugei in 12 populations inserted in the Caatinga ecoregion, in northeast Brazil. We observed the frequency of autotomized tails in each population by analyzing sexual differences and the characteristics of the trees used, such as the number of branches, presence of thorns, and trunk texture (smooth or rough). The autotomy frequencies ranged from 28.5% to 75% among these populations. We did not find differences in population, sex or on the presence of thorns and number of branches available in the trees used on autotomy rates. On the other hand, lizards found on smooth trunks had a higher rate of autotomized tails compared to those found on rough trunks. We suggest that the presence of crevices in trees with rough trunks is an important factor responsible for protecting lizards against predator attacks.
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description We investigated the sexual, interpopulational, and microhabitat use effects on the autotomy frequencies in the Kluge’s Dwarf Gecko Lygodactylus klugei in 12 populations inserted in the Caatinga ecoregion, in northeast Brazil. We observed the frequency of autotomized tails in each population by analyzing sexual differences and the characteristics of the trees used, such as the number of branches, presence of thorns, and trunk texture (smooth or rough). The autotomy frequencies ranged from 28.5% to 75% among these populations. We did not find differences in population, sex or on the presence of thorns and number of branches available in the trees used on autotomy rates. On the other hand, lizards found on smooth trunks had a higher rate of autotomized tails compared to those found on rough trunks. We suggest that the presence of crevices in trees with rough trunks is an important factor responsible for protecting lizards against predator attacks.
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