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Amphibians play an important role in ecosystems both as predator and prey (Wells, 2007). According to Toledo et al. (2007) 137 anuran species were preyed upon by 136 vertebrate species; the major predators reported were serpents (45%), but mammals constituted more than ten percent. Previous studies have suggested that invasive small mammals, like Rattus rattus (Linnaeus) and Erinaceus europaeus Linnaeus, are primary predators of indigenous frog populations in New Zealand (Bishop et al., 2013; Egeter et al., 2015). Lodé (1996) documented predatory behavior of the Polecat (Mustela putorius Linnaeus) on frogs and toads at their breeding sites in France. However, to date, there is no authenticated predation record on frogs by a shrew species in Nepal. Thus, the present communication is important, in that it describes a opportunistic natural history observation of an Asian house shrew, Suncus murinus (Linnaeus) feeding on an Indian bull frog, Hoplobatrachus tigerinus (Daudin) for the first time from Nepal.

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Predation on the Indian Bull frog Hoplobatrachus tigerinus (Daudin, 1802) (Anura: Dicroglossidae) by the Asian House Shrew Suncus murinus (Linnaeus, 1766) (Soricomorpha: Soricidae) from Nepal