ECOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ANOLIS HOMOLECHIS (COPE, 1864) (SQUAMATA: DACTYLOIDAE) IN THE NATIONAL ECOLOGICAL RESERVE "MOGOTES DE JUMAGUA", VILLA CLARA, CUBA

Authors

  • Rafael Armiñana-García Universidad Central «Marta Abreu» de Las Villas, Villa Clara, Cuba. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2655-7002
  • Rigoberto Fimia-Duarte Facultad de Tecnología de la Salud y Enfermería (FTSE). Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara (UCM-VC), Cuba https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5237-0810
  • Pedro María Alarcón-Elbal Instituto de Medicina Tropical & Salud Global (IMTSAG), Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE), Santo Domingo, República Dominicana. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5319-4257
  • Ángel Arias- Barreto Centro de Estudios y Servicios Ambientales (CESAM). Villa Clara, Cuba https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0451-9582
  • María Patricia Zambrano-Gavilanes Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Técnica de Manabí, Ecuador. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8203-4049
  • José Iannacone Laboratorio de Parasitología. Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas. Escuela de posgrado (EPG). Universidad Ricardo Palma (URP). - Laboratorio de Ecología y Biodiversidad Animal (LEBA). Grupo de Investigación en sostenibilidad Ambiental (GISA). Escuela Universitaria de Posgrado (EUPG). Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal (UNFV). https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3699-4732

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31381/biotempo.v18i1.3931

Keywords:

Anolis, ecological study, endemic reptile, National Ecological Reserve, Villa Clara

Abstract

An ecological study of Anolis homolechis (Cope, 1864) (Squamata: Dactyloidae), a Cuban endemic reptile, is presented in the "Mogotes de Jumagua" National Ecological Reserve, located in the municipality of Sagua la Grande, Villa Clara province. The following parameters were taken into account: substrate, activity period, ecomorphs, diet, courtship and population; in addition, sympatric species were determined. This species was observed using tree trunks, shrubs, soil and stones, and presented its major activity between 11:01 am and 12 m. It also showed preference for feeding on insects, especially hymenoptera, and was found in cohabitation with four other anole species, although without establishing competition for the substrate.

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Published

2021-05-27

How to Cite

Armiñana-García, R., Fimia-Duarte, R., Alarcón-Elbal, P. M., Arias- Barreto, Ángel, Zambrano-Gavilanes, M. P., & Iannacone, J. (2021). ECOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ANOLIS HOMOLECHIS (COPE, 1864) (SQUAMATA: DACTYLOIDAE) IN THE NATIONAL ECOLOGICAL RESERVE "MOGOTES DE JUMAGUA", VILLA CLARA, CUBA. Biotempo, 18(1), 63–74. https://doi.org/10.31381/biotempo.v18i1.3931

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 1 (2021): Biotempo

Section

Artículos Originales