A. Santos-Moreno

BENZING DH.

BOGERT CM.

CAMPBELL JA.

D. Mondragón

DE CARVALHO ALG.

GARCÍA IM.

GI. Cruz-Ruiz

MONDRAGÓN D.

MONDRAGÓN-CHAPARRO DM.

NADKARNI NM.

RICHARDSON BA.

ROMERO GQ.

STUNTZ S.

TEIXEIRA-FILHO P.

VRCIBRADIC D.

Brazilian Journal of Biology

The presence of lizards in bromeliads has been widely documented. Nevertheless, the possibility of some type of preference or specificity among lizards for particular bromeliad species has not yet been investigated. Therefore, this study aims to document the presence of Abronia oaxacae in six species of tank bromeliads found in pine forests, pine-live oak forests, and live oak groves during both the rainy season and the dry season. Three adult individuals of Abronia oaxacae were collected; one in a Tillandsia violácea (pine-live oak forest), one in a T. calothyrsus (live oak grove), and one in a T. prodigiosa (live oak grove). All three specimens were collected in sampling efforts carried out during the dry season. The results of the present study suggest that A. oaxacae shows no preference for a single, specific bromeliad species, although it does have a certain preference for a few select species. The presence of A. oaxacae in bromeliads during the dry season could be related to the cooler, moister microhabitat that these plants represent.</jats:p

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