It is registered the use of terrestrial bromeliads by three individuals of Elachistocleis ovalis in an Atlantic Rainforest remnant of Northeastern Brazil. The animals occupied the axils of the leaves of the bromeliad base, the same individuals found inside the same axils more than once, during the day and at night. The species Elachistocleis ovalis is a ground dweller one and there's no previous record of using the bromeliads by this species. Apparently the axils serve not only as a diurnal shelter but also at night, at moments when the species is not in activity.
bromeliads; diurnal shelter; new record; Amphibia
