CANNIBALISM IN A SANTA CRUZ LAVA LIZARD, Microlophus indefatigabilis (Tropiduridae), IN THE GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS

Authors

  • Verónica Crespo-Pérez Laboratorio de Limnología, Museo de Zoología QCAZ I, Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Av. 12 de Octubre 1076 y Roca, Apartado: 17-01-2184, Quito, Ecuador

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2023.4.815

Keywords:

conspecific predation, diet, feeding behavior, oceanic island, Sauria, Tropiduridae

Abstract

In this note, I describe the observation of an adult male of Microlophus indefatigabilis (Santa Cruz Lava Lizard) feeding on a juvenile of the same species. This observation adds to seven previous reports of cannibalism in this species, a behavior that is relatively widely distributed among Microlophus lizards.

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Published

2023-11-28

How to Cite

Crespo-Pérez, V. (2023). CANNIBALISM IN A SANTA CRUZ LAVA LIZARD, Microlophus indefatigabilis (Tropiduridae), IN THE GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS. Revista Latinoamericana De Herpetología, 6(4), e815 (78 – 80). https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2023.4.815

Issue

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

Section

Notas Científicas

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