RECORDS OF PREDATION OF REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS BY ARTHROPODS IN THE GATUN LAKE RECREATIONAL AREA, COLON, PANAMA

Authors

  • Manuel Walter-Conrado Universidad de Panamá, Centro Regional Universitario de Colón, Escuela de Biología, Departamento de Zoología, Panamá.
  • Ángel Sosa-Bartuano Museo de Vertebrados de la Universidad de Panamá, Universidad de Panamá, Panamá.
  • Nemesio Melo Universidad de Panamá, Centro Regional Universitario de Colón, Escuela de Biología, Departamento de Zoología, Panamá.
  • Alfredo Lanuza-Garay Universidad de Panamá, Centro Regional Universitario de Colón, Escuela de Biología, Departamento de Zoología, Panamá.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2023.4.629

Keywords:

Predator, herpetofauna, natural history, interaction, prey

Abstract

Three unpublished cases of arthropods that act as predators of reptiles and amphibians are recorded in the Lake Gatun Recreation Area, province of Colon, Republic of Panama, through photographic records and field notes: Cupiennius coccineus preying on Gonatodes albogularis and Cophipora brevirostris preying on both Anolis aplethophallus and feeding on eggs of Agalychnis callidryas.  These rare records contribute to general knowledge about Panamanian herpetofauna’s natural history and biological interactions.

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Published

2023-11-03

How to Cite

Walter-Conrado, M., Sosa-Bartuano, Ángel ., Melo, N. ., & Lanuza-Garay, A. . (2023). RECORDS OF PREDATION OF REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS BY ARTHROPODS IN THE GATUN LAKE RECREATIONAL AREA, COLON, PANAMA. Revista Latinoamericana De Herpetología, 6(4), e629 (35 – 42). https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2023.4.629

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 4 (2023): Amphibians and Reptiles: diversity and natural history

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Notas Científicas

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