PRIMEROS REGISTROS DE PISCIVORÍA Y DERMATOFAGIA EN Telmatobius philippii (Telmatobiidae) DESDE EL SALAR DE ASCOTÁN, NORTE DE CHILE

Jesús Cornejo Campos; Nicolás  Rebolledo; Paola Sáez; Pablo Fibla; Marco Méndez; Gabriel Lobos

doi:10.22201/fc.25942158e.2024.4.1032

Authors

Jesús Cornejo Campos Ecodiversidad Consultores
Nicolás Rebolledo
Paola Sáez
Pablo Fibla
Marco Méndez
Gabriel Lobos

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2024.4.1032

Keywords:

Anura, Behavoir, Diet, Predation

Abstract

We report the consumption of fish of the species Orestias ascotanensis and nuptial pads remains in a population of Telmatobius philippii in the Salar de Ascotán, Antofagasta Region, Chile. These are the first reports of this type for a species of the genus Telmatobius in Chile.

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