The eye-bulging in Liolaemus lizards (Weigmann 1843)

Authors

  • Claudio Reyes-Olivares Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
  • Inger Rain-Garrido Gobierno de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
  • Antonieta Labra Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile. ; University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.

Keywords:

Eye cleaning, Liolaemus chiliensis, Liolaemus gravenhorstii, thermoregulatory mechanism

Abstract

t is described for the first time the eye-bulging display in two liolaemid lizards, Liolaemus chiliensis and L. gravenhorstii. This display occurs in very low frequency and it was observed in captivity. It is discussed the possibility that the thermoregulation and/or eye-cleaning hypotheses may explain the occurrence of this display in these two species.

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Author Biographies

Claudio Reyes-Olivares, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.

Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, 8380453 Santiago, Chile.

Inger Rain-Garrido, Gobierno de Chile, Santiago, Chile.

Superintendencia de Educación, Ministerio de Educación, Gobierno de Chile, 8340456 Santiago, Chile.

Antonieta Labra, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile. ; University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.

Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, 8380453 Santiago, Chile.

Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES), Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, NO-0316 Oslo, Norway.

Gayana Volumen 80 Número 1 de 2016

Published

2016-07-03

How to Cite

Reyes-Olivares, C., Rain-Garrido, I., & Labra, A. (2016). The eye-bulging in Liolaemus lizards (Weigmann 1843). Gayana, 80(1), 129-132. Retrieved from https://revistas.udec.cl/index.php/gayana/article/view/290

Issue

Vol. 80 No. 1 (2016)

Section

Comunicaciones breves