Open AccessNEW DATA OF SAUROPHAGY IN Sceloporus variabilis (SQUAMATA: PHRYNOSOMATIDAE) AND CONFIRMATION OF CANNIBALISM
Author(s) -
Raciel CruzElizalde,
Aaron GarcíaRosales,
Jorge Luis Becerra-López,
Raquel Hernández-Austria,
Aurelio RamírezBautista
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
revista latinoamericana de herpetología
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2594-2158
DOI - 10.22201/fc.25942158e.2021.02.141
Subject(s) - cannibalism , squamata , habitat , ecology , quercus variabilis , biology , geography , zoology , botany , larva
Sceloporus variabilis is a species of wide distribution and occupies different types of habitat. This paper reports new data on the consumption of lizards, both in tropical and cloud forests, and confirms the occurrence of cannibalism.