THE COMMON GREEN IGUANA, Iguana iguana (LINNAEUS, 1758) AS A FRUIT EATER OF “TAPEREBÁ” (Spondias mombin L.) IN THE EASTERN AMAZONIA

Jéssica Stefany Costa Anaissi; Huann Carllo  Gentil Vasconcelos; Carlos Eduardo Costa de Campos

doi:10.22201/fc.25942158e.2024.1.819

Authors

Jéssica Stefany Costa Anaissi Universidade Federal do Amapá, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Laboratório de Herpetologia, Macapá, AP, Brazil
Huann Carllo Gentil Vasconcelos Universidade Federal do Amapá, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade e Biotecnologia-Rede BIONORTE, Macapá, AP, Brazil
Carlos Eduardo Costa de Campos Universidade Federal do Amapa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2024.1.819

Keywords:

Iguanidae, Food habitats, Herbivorous

Abstract

In this anecdotal note we report on Iguana iguana consuming a fruit pulp, taperebá (Spondias mombin L.) in eastern Amazon.

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