“…The total and average hatching success of C. acutus nests obtained by artificial incubation in this work is within the interval reported in studies carried out in natural environments. Our results are similar to the values reported in Quintana Roo, Jalisco and Oaxaca in Mexico, where the hatching percentages were 72.3, 74.1 and 75.1 respectively (Casas-Andreu, 2003;Charruau et al, 2010;Cedillo-Leal et al, 2013) and higher than the percentages registered in Florida (Ogden, 1978;Mazzotti, 1989) and in the Monte Cabaniguán Fauna Refuge in Cuba (Rodríguez, 2009;Tabet, 2009) in which values lower than 60% were recorded. On the other hand, hatching suc-cess averages greater than 80% have been registered in some studies carried out in environments (Cupul-Magaña et al, 2004;Cupul-Magaña & Aranda-Mena, 2005;Balaguera-Reina et al, 2015;Barragán et al, 2021); however, due to the fact that the viability of the eggs was not estimated in this work, the hatching success could be underestimated, for example, Casas-Andreu (2003) refers that the viability can vary between 36 and 100%.…”