Articulo
Observations on body temperatures of some neotropical desert geckos (Reptilia: sauria: gekkoninae)
Author
Werner, Yehuda
Carrillo de Espinoza, N.
Huey, R. B.
Rothenstein, D.
Salas, A. W.
Videla, Fernando
Institutions
Abstract
Nocturnal Gekkonidae forage in the open at a body temperature (BT) lower and often more variable than those of diurnal species BTs. Their thermal physiology is of interest because some species maintain relatively high BTs during daytime. Asociación Herpetológica Argentina (AHA)