PREDATION OF Aspidoscelis guttatus (TEIIDAE) BY Oxybelis microphthalmus (COLUBRIDAE) IN AN URBAN ENVIRONMENT OF PUERTO ESCONDIDO, OAXACA, MEXICO

Jesús García Grajales; Alejandra Buenrostro Silva

doi:10.22201/fc.25942158e.2024.2.987

Authors

Jesús García Grajales Universidad del Mar
Alejandra Buenrostro Silva Universidad del Mar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2024.2.987

Keywords:

Colubridae, Diet, Interactions, Prey

Abstract

We record a new prey species for Oxybelis microphthalmus, based on an adult specimen preying on an adult male of Aspidoscelis guttatus lizard. Although three species of lizards in the genus Aspidoscelis have been reported as prey for O. microphthalmus, we did not find any information related to the predation of this lizard species. Therefore, our observation represents the first documented record of interactions between O. microphthalmus and A. guttatus in a human-modified environment.

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