An unusual event of vertebrate predation by an insectivorous lizard

Authors

  • Edelcio Muscat Projeto Dacnis
  • Elsie Rotenberg Projeto Dacnis
  • Ibere Farina Machado Instituto Boitata de Etnobiologia e Conservação da Fauna

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4013/nbc.2016.113.09

Abstract

The knowledge about Enyalius perditus Jackson, 1978 (Leiosauridae) indicates that the main food items are invertebrates. However, this communication is the first vertebrate predation report, the lizard Hemidactylus mabouia (Moureau De Jonnes, 1818) (Gekkonidae) in a remnant of Atlantic Forest in Ubatuba, state of São Paulo, Brazil. This record highlights the lack of knowledge concerning the natural history of E. perditus and adds information about types of prey as food source.

Keywords: Atlantic Forest, diet, feeding habits, natural history, prey-predator relationships.

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Published

2016-08-09

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 3 (2016): September/December

Section

Short Communication

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