Diet of the Cuban giant frog, Eleutherodactylus zeus (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae) in Viñales National Park, Cuba
Eleutherodactylus zeus is an endemic frog of the family Eleutherodactylidae from Western mountains of Cuba, that inhabits in rocky karstic caves and tropical forest adjacent to caves. Here, we report the first approach to the diet of a Cuban cave-rock dwelling amphibian. We surveyed seven cave-karst...
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2021
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| Acceso en línea: | http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/120186 https://ppct.caicyt.gov.ar/index.php/cuadherpetol/article/view/18062 |
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| Sumario: | Eleutherodactylus zeus is an endemic frog of the family Eleutherodactylidae from Western mountains of Cuba, that inhabits in rocky karstic caves and tropical forest adjacent to caves. Here, we report the first approach to the diet of a Cuban cave-rock dwelling amphibian. We surveyed seven cave-karstic habitats and tropical forest habitats adjacent to those caves from May to July.
The samples (N = 70) of stomach content were obtained using the stomach-flushing method.
Preys were present in 68.6% of stomachs: 76.9% in the forest and 44.4% in the cave samples.
The most represented preys in E. zeus stomach were Aranae, Orthoptera, Lepidoptera larvae, Blattodea, and Gasteropoda. In addition, we report the presence of an anuran (Eleuthorodactylus), a lizard (Anolis) and a plathyhelminth in the stomach content of this species. In this species, larger frogs consumed larger and fewer prey, but difference in prey length and number of prey consumed depends on the habitat they temporary exploited. |
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