ANTIPREDATOR BEHAVIOUR EMPLOYED BY Rhinella castaneotica (Bufonidae) DURING CLIMBING BEHAVIOUR

Abstract

Anurans show several antipredator behaviours. Body raising is characterized by inflation of the lungs. We describe the body raising behaviour of Rhinella castaneotica during climbing behaviour from Amazonian rainforest in the state of Amapá, northern Brazil. Climbing behaviour is a common ability in dendrobatids and bufonids, but the body raising is not recognized to occur in synergy in R. castaneotica. We hope that our observations contribute with the current knowledge of antipredator behaviour associated with climbing behaviour in anurans