FIRST RECORD OF PREDATION OF Rhinella cf. exostosica (BUFONIDAE) BY Leptodeira approximans (COLUBRIDAE)

Gladys Milagros Reyes Lizarraga; Emma  Achahuanco Sallo; Joseph Luke Oakley

doi:10.22201/fc.25942158e.2026.1.1156

Autores/as

Gladys Milagros Reyes Lizarraga Crees Foundation for Manu https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3320-4598
Emma Achahuanco Sallo Crees Foundation for Manu
Joseph Luke Oakley Crees Foundation for Manu https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7035-4451

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2026.1.1156

Palabras clave:

Dieta, Parque Nacional del Manu, sapos, serpientes

Resumen

Documentamos el primer registro de depredación de Rhinella cf. exostosica por parte de Leptodeira approximans. La reciente revalidación de L. approximans en la cuenca occidental del Amazonas redefine nuestra comprensión de sus interacciones ecológicas. Por lo tanto, esta observación contribuye a nuestro conocimiento de la historia natural y la ecología trófica de ambas especies.

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