Nest structure, incubation and hatching in the Trinidadian leaf-frog Phyllomedusa trinitatis (Anura: Hylidae)

New findings on nesting and hatching are reported for the leaf-nesting tree frog Phyllomedusa trinitatis. Nest height and leaf cover (one or many leaves; well or poorly covered) were very variable. Contrary to a previous report, eggless jelly capsules were scattered amongst the eggs, with substantia...

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Main Authors: J. Roger Downie, Mohsen Nokhbatolfoghahai, Duncan Bruce, Joanna M. Smith, Nina Orthmann-Brask, Innes MacDonald-Allan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2013-06-01
Series:Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology
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Online Access:https://www.revistas.usp.br/phyllo/article/view/63815