PREDATION OF Enyalioides praestabilis (Hoplocercidae) BY Imantodes cenchoa (Colubridae) ON SAN MIGUEL DE CONCHAY, MORONA SANTIAGO PROVINCE, ECUADOR.

Authors

  • Keyko Cruz García Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad de Guayaquil, Av. Raúl Gómez Lince s/n Av. Juan Tanca Marengo, Guayaquil, Ecuador
  • Nadia Lilibeth Chauca Pilozo Fundación para la Conservación e Investigación JaPu, Garzota, Av. Agustín Freire y Av. Hermano Miguel, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
  • Natalia Zapata Salvatierra Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad de Guayaquil, Av. Raúl Gómez Lince s/n Av. Juan Tanca Marengo, Guayaquil, Ecuador.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2023.2.587

Keywords:

Predation, Hoplocercidae, Colubridae, Ecological interaction, behavioral ecology

Abstract

Here we report an unusual record of predation on Enyalioides praestabilis by Imantodes cenchoa. Other genera of small lizards have been recorded as prey for these snakes, but this is the first report for the genus Enyalioides. This report is unusual due to the size and thickness of the prey, which exceeds the thickness of the predator (Imantodes cenchoa). The data were obtained in a forest near San Miguel de Conchay, Morona Santiago province, Ecuador.

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Published

2023-06-13

How to Cite

Cruz García, K., Chauca Pilozo, N. L., & Zapata Salvatierra, N. (2023). PREDATION OF Enyalioides praestabilis (Hoplocercidae) BY Imantodes cenchoa (Colubridae) ON SAN MIGUEL DE CONCHAY, MORONA SANTIAGO PROVINCE, ECUADOR. Revista Latinoamericana De Herpetología, 6(2), e587 (180 – 183). https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2023.2.587

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 2 (2023): Amphibians and Reptiles: diversity and natural history

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Notas Científicas

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