Body temperatures and habitat use of the endemic frog Sarcohyla mykter (Anura: Hylidae) in the Sierra Madre del Sur of Guerrero, Mexico

Authors

  • Adán Bautista-del Moral Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Biología, C.P. 04510, Coyoacán, Ciudad de México, Mexico
  • Ricardo Palacios-Aguilar Totlok A. C. Sinanche 174, C.P. 14240, Tlalpan, Ciudad de México, Mexico
  • Ana G. Pérez-Delgadillo Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Biología, C.P. 04510, Coyoacán, Ciudad de México, Mexico
  • David A. Brindis-Badillo Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas y Sustentabilidad. C.P. 58190, Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v25i1p99-104

Keywords:

Amphibians, Life history, Microhabitats, Thermoregulation

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2026-06-11

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Bautista-del Moral, A., Palacios-Aguilar, R., Pérez-Delgadillo, A. G., & Brindis-Badillo, D. A. (2026). Body temperatures and habitat use of the endemic frog Sarcohyla mykter (Anura: Hylidae) in the Sierra Madre del Sur of Guerrero, Mexico. Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology, 25(1), 99-104. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v25i1p99-104