DEPREDACIÓN DE LA LAGARTIJA Sceloporus pyrocephalus (Phynosomatidae) POR LA TARÁNTULA RODILLAS ROJAS Brachypelma smithi (Theraphosidae) EN MICHOACÁN, MÉXICO

Luis Eduardo Bucio Jiménez

doi:10.22201/fc.25942158e.2021.02.237

PREDATION OF THE LIZARD Sceloporus pyrocephalus (Phynosomatidae) BY THE RED-KNEED TARANTULA Brachypelma smithi (Theraphosidae) IN MICHOACÁN, MÉXICO

Authors

Luis Eduardo Bucio Jiménez Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2021.02.237

Keywords:

Phrynosomatidae, Theraphosidae, diet, prey

Abstract

I report observing a red knee tarantula Brachypelma smithi by pressing a Sceloporus pyrocephalus lizard. Although it is known that among the prey of B. smithi are some species of lizards, this is the first record of an act of predation of a lizard S. pyrocephalus.

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Published

2021-11-30

How to Cite

Bucio Jiménez, L. E. (2021). PREDATION OF THE LIZARD Sceloporus pyrocephalus (Phynosomatidae) BY THE RED-KNEED TARANTULA Brachypelma smithi (Theraphosidae) IN MICHOACÁN, MÉXICO. Revista Latinoamericana De Herpetología, 4(2), 131–132. https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2021.02.237