Recurrent diurnal use of exposed, salt-influenced resting sites by Itapotihyla langsdorffii (Anura: Hylidae) on supralittoral rocky seashores

Authors

  • Felipe S. Pereira Centro Universitário Celso Lisboa. 20950-092 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
  • Larissa Huguenin Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes. 20550-900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
  • Thais S. Santos Centro Universitário Celso Lisboa. 20950-092 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
  • Ingryd C. O. Almeida Centro Universitário Celso Lisboa. 20950-092 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
  • Sonia B. dos Santos Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes. 20550- 900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
  • Eduardo L. Esteves Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes. 20550- 900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
  • Clarissa Canedo Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes. 20550-900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v25i1p123-126

Keywords:

Amphibia, Behavior, Daytime resting sites, Salt tolerance

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2026-06-11

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Vol. 25 No. 1 (2026)

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Pereira, F. S., Huguenin, L., Santos, T. S., Almeida, I. C. O., Santos, S. B. dos, Esteves, E. L., & Canedo, C. (2026). Recurrent diurnal use of exposed, salt-influenced resting sites by Itapotihyla langsdorffii (Anura: Hylidae) on supralittoral rocky seashores. Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology, 25(1), 123-126. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v25i1p123-126