CANOPY OR GROUND MENU? FIRST REPORT ON THE DIET OF Bothriechis rasikusumorum AND LITERATURE REVIEW ON THE DIET OF Bothriechis schlegelii COMPLEX

Duvan Zambrano; Laura Aramendiz-Macías; Óscar Ramírez-Lugo

doi:10.22201/fc.25942158e.2025.3.1015

Autores/as

Duvan Zambrano Universidad del Tolima
Laura Aramendiz-Macías
Óscar Ramírez-Lugo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2025.3.1015

Palabras clave:

dieta, registro de presas, revision bibliografica

Resumen

El complejo Bothriechis schlegelii consta de nueve especies distribuidas en América Central y el norte de América del Sur. Aunque este grupo tiene una amplia distribución, el conocimiento sobre sus presas está disperso y puede ser confuso debido a recientes cambios taxonómicos. Reportamos el primer registro de presa para B. rasikusumorum y realizamos una revisión bibliográfica de las presas en vida silvestre de las especies del complejo Bothriechis schlegelii. Notablemente, B. nigroadspersus y B. nitidus tienen información más detallada sobre presas, con ventaja sustancial sobre B. hussaini, B. rahimi, B. klebbai y B. schlegelii sensu stricto. Para las especies B. torvus y B. khwargi no se conoce ninguna presa en vida silvestre. La mayoría de las presas reportadas comparten la misma distribución vertical típica de las especies del complejo B. schlegelii (sotobosque/dosel), aunque existen varias excepciones. En general, la dieta de las especies en este complejo parece ser generalista y oportunista.

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