https://revistadeantropologia.uchile.cl/index.php/BCH/issue/feed 2024-11-06T14:17:25+00:00 Boletín Chileno de Herpetología boletindeherpetologia@gmail.com Open Journal Systems https://revistadeantropologia.uchile.cl/index.php/BCH/article/view/74119 2024-07-11T01:27:30+00:00 Damien Esquerré revistas.academicas@uchile.cl Félix A. Urra revistasacademicas@gmail.com 2023-12-30T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2024 Chilean Bulletin of Hermetology https://revistadeantropologia.uchile.cl/index.php/BCH/article/view/75320 2024-07-10T23:41:37+00:00 Pablo Lamilla-Maulén pablo.lamilla@ug.uchile.cl Felipe Rojas-Araos pablo.lamilla@ug.uchile.cl

In this work, an extensive bibliographic review was carried out from records of the endemic and threatened lizard Liolaemus gravenhorstii which has few known localities. We used information from principal participants involved in the generation of knowledge from the scientific, citizen, private and governmental spheres. This objective was linked to a spatial analysis of biodiversity data to update and put into perspective both historical and current distribution records, including those confirmed by the herpetological community and potential records in a detailed map. In addition, comments are presented on its ecological aspects and diagnostic characters, as well as future research considerations that should be addressed to delimit more precisely the current distribution range of the species and estimate its population densities.

2023-12-30T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2024 Chilean Bulletin of Hermetology https://revistadeantropologia.uchile.cl/index.php/BCH/article/view/75327 2024-07-11T01:50:34+00:00 Jorge Mella Ávila jorgeemellaavila@vtr.net

In Chile, native geckos include three genera, of which the only endemic is Garthia, whose number of species is controversial. The historical records of Garthia in Chile were reviewed, both from the scientific literature and from the iNaturalist online platform. A morphological and distributional comparison was made, using the available validated photographs, among morphs associated with Garthia gaudichaudii and G. penai. 169 georeferenced points were obtained, associated with 63 locations between the south of the Antofagasta Region and the center of the Valparaíso Region. The results obtained allow us to suggest that there is only one species within the genus: G. gaudichaudii, which shows morphological variation, with three morphs, where the “penai” morph would be very rare. However, this needs to be confirmed with a molecular and morphometric analysis. With this background, an updated distribution map for Garthia was produced, including a new northern limit.

2023-12-30T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2024 Chilean Bulletin of Hermetology https://revistadeantropologia.uchile.cl/index.php/BCH/article/view/76545 2024-11-05T20:39:16+00:00 Jorge Mella Ávila jorgeemellaavila@vtr.net Yery Marambio-Alfaro jorgeemellaavila@vtr.net

The use of household wastes (micro-trash dumps) and rocks as shelter elements was evaluated in the Great North gecko (Phyllodactylus gerrhopygus), which inhabits the coast of the Antofagasta Region, Chile. For this purpose, waste and rocks were characterized according to their size. The frequency of use of these shelters varied between 0.5% for rocks and 22% for micro-dumps, suggesting a possible preference for domestic waste (i.e., 19 specimens observed in 50 micro-dumps sampled). Geckoes prefer medium-sized waste and rocks, with one to two specimens recorded per sampling point (i.e., under the waste and rocks with individuals).

2023-12-30T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2024 Chilean Bulletin of Hermetology https://revistadeantropologia.uchile.cl/index.php/BCH/article/view/75336 2024-07-11T13:57:29+00:00 Claudio Reyes-Olivares creyeso@ug.uchile.cl Oscar Hidalgo creyeso@ug.uchile.cl

We recorded a Chilean Slender Snake (Galvarinus chilensis coronellina) cohabiting under a rock with a Chilean long-tailed snake (Philodryas chamissonis), during a rainy winter day in the surroundings of Socos, Coquimbo Region, Chile. Although these species are largely sympatric in continental Chile, this is the first record showing some direct interaction between them.

2023-12-30T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2024 Chilean Bulletin of Hermetology https://revistadeantropologia.uchile.cl/index.php/BCH/article/view/76547 2024-11-05T20:56:09+00:00 Jorge Gagliardi-Álvarez jgagliardi.a@gmail.com Sebastián Cáceres-Órdenes jgagliardi.a@gmail.com Nicolás Zañartu-Bonnefont jgagliardi.a@gmail.com Daniel Zuñiga jgagliardi.a@gmail.com Alexis Araya jgagliardi.a@gmail.com

In the Metropolitan Region of Chile, of the three species of the genus Pristidactylus that are present, Pristidactylus volcanensis is the only one associated with the Andes mountains. It can be found in two localities of Cajon del Maipo (El Volcán and Lo Valdés) and in one locality in Pirque (Río Clarillo National Park). In the present work we report a new locality for P. volcanensis and a new altitudinal minimum record in the Quebrada San Gabriel, San José de Maipo, Metropolitan Region. This contributes to the knowledge of this endangered species and increases the localities where it is found to four.

2023-12-30T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2024 Chilean Bulletin of Hermetology https://revistadeantropologia.uchile.cl/index.php/BCH/article/view/76556 2024-11-06T12:26:38+00:00 Jorge Alberto Zúñiga-Baos anfireptiles@gmail.com Lina María de Los Ríos anfireptiles@gmail.com

Andinobates dorisswansonae is a frog species of the family Dendrobatidae that is only known from two municipalities in the Department of Tolima, Colombia, inhabiting sub-Andean forests on the eastern slope of the Central Cordillera. Here we report the presence of this amphibian in the Municipality of Casabianca, Tolima, 17.9 km from its type locality. The species was observed in a small patch of high dense forest, close to areas with strong expansion of the agricultural frontier, which can be a potential threat to this amphibian.

2023-12-30T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2023 Chilean Bulletin of Hermetology https://revistadeantropologia.uchile.cl/index.php/BCH/article/view/76557 2024-11-06T14:17:25+00:00 Luis Francisco Nieto-Toscano luisnietotoscano913@gmail.com

The iguana Ctenosaura pectinata is a species endemic to Mexico that is threatened by hunting and loss of its habitat. It is an important part of the diet of several species, mainly mammals, reptiles and birds. Here I report a possible new predation event, expanding the number of predators and highlighting the ecological importance.

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