Circumstantial evidences for mimicry of scorpions by the neotropical gecko Coleodactylus brachystoma (Squamata, Gekkonidae) in the Cerrados of central Brazil
There are few records of invertebrates mimicry by reptiles. In the Cerrados of central Brazil, the small Coleodactylus brachystoma is an endemic species common in the islands and margins of the Serra da Mesa hydroelectric dam reservoir. When cornered, this lizard folds the tail over the body exposin...
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| Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2005-12-01
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| Series: | Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.phyllomedusa.esalq.usp.br/articles/volume4/number2/42139145.pdf |