{"id":12300,"date":"2013-10-24T22:02:00","date_gmt":"2013-10-25T02:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/idominicanas.com\/\/lagarto-saltacocote-huye-a-la-gente-y-no-salta\/"},"modified":"2021-05-25T20:42:36","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T00:42:36","slug":"el-saltacocote-huye-a-la-gente-y-no-salta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.idominicanas.com\/el-saltacocote-huye-a-la-gente-y-no-salta\/","title":{"rendered":"El lagarto \u00absaltacocote\u00bb huye de la gente y no \u201csalta\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hay una creencia, mantenida por generaciones, de que el <strong>lagarto gigante<\/strong> de la Hispaniola o \u201c<strong>saltacocote<\/strong>\u201d (Anolis baleatus), salta al cuello (cocote) de las personas y que se requiera de un tiz\u00f3n (de fuego) para despegarlo.<\/p><div class=\"159c1f053b191c1584df616a22100949\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radioamanecer.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-105213 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.idominicanas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Restauremos-la-Familia-Radio-Amanecer.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.idominicanas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Restauremos-la-Familia-Radio-Amanecer.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.idominicanas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Restauremos-la-Familia-Radio-Amanecer.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.idominicanas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Restauremos-la-Familia-Radio-Amanecer.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.idominicanas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Restauremos-la-Familia-Radio-Amanecer.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.idominicanas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Restauremos-la-Familia-Radio-Amanecer.jpg?resize=1536%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.idominicanas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Restauremos-la-Familia-Radio-Amanecer.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.idominicanas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Restauremos-la-Familia-Radio-Amanecer.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Tambi\u00e9n dicen que supuestamente se adhiere al cuello de tal forma, que su mordida provoca que nazcan gusanos.<\/p>\n<p>Este mito ha contribuido a la extinci\u00f3n de ese inofensivo reptil que habita en la copa de los \u00e1rboles y que debido a su gran tama\u00f1o es vulnerable a los fuertes vientos.<\/p>\n<p>No \u201csalta\u201d, le huye a la gente que lo estresa con su presencia, cuando \u00e9l busca la sombra debajo de los \u00e1rboles. (Foto <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/richardsajdak\/798162535\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rich Sajdak<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" title=\"baleatus4 por RAStr, en Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/richardsajdak\/798162535\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1214\/798162535_7ff11b64b5_z.jpg?resize=213%2C320\" alt=\"baleatus4\" width=\"213\" height=\"320\" \/><\/a>Dar\u00edo Flores Ch\u00e1vez y Delsi de los Santos -bi\u00f3logos del Departamento de Vida Silvestre del Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales- revelaron a reporteros de <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1cgotKi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ElDia.com.do<\/a> algunas de las caracter\u00edsticas de esta especie.<\/p>\n<p>Los especialistas coinciden en que el saltacocote tiene una similitud con el camale\u00f3n, ya que cambia el color de su piel (camuflaje) de acuerdo al \u00e1rbol donde est\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hay una creencia, mantenida por generaciones, de que el lagarto gigante de la Hispaniola o \u201csaltacocote\u201d (Anolis baleatus), salta al cuello (cocote) de las personas y que se requiera de un tiz\u00f3n (de fuego) para despegarlo. Tambi\u00e9n dicen que supuestamente se adhiere al cuello de tal forma, que su mordida provoca que nazcan gusanos. 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