DISTRESS CALL OF Trachycephalus “vermiculatus” (HYLIDAE) DURING PREDATION ATTEMPT BY Leptophis ahaetulla (DIPSADIDAE) IN A MIDDLE MAGDALENA VALLEY HUMID FOREST

Angela Mendoza-Henao

doi:10.22201/fc.25942158e.2024.2.980

Autores/as

Angela Mendoza-Henao Instituto Humboldt

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2024.2.980

Palabras clave:

Anura, Bioacústica, Comportamiento defensivo, Depredación, Serpentes

Resumen

Aquí reporto un evento de depredación de la rana arborícola lechosa Trachycephalus “vermiculatus” por Leptophis ahaetulla y proporciono información cuantitativa de la llamada de auxilio emitida por la rana arborícola. Además, comparo este evento con la información de las presas reportadas para algunas especies del género Leptophis.

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