Abstract
We briefly describe the diet of six species of lizards of the genus Anolis in the Yasuní National Park, located in the western part of the Amazon Rainforest. A total of 241 prey items found in the stomachs of the lizards were identified. We noted that Aranea and Hymenoptera were the most frequent diet categories used by the lizard community. In terms of prey volume, Hemiptera and insect larvae were the most representative prey. The description of the diet of Anolis provided by this study can be further combined with information related to their natural history, thus shedding light on ecological mechanisms that influence adaptation.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 107-114 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Basic and Applied Herpetology |
| Volume | 37 |
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| State | Published - 30 Dec 2023 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2023, Asociacion Herpetologica Espanola. All rights reserved.
Funding
This project was funded by Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. We want to thank Dr. Andrés Mármol for the help on the fieldwork, to the Staff of the Scientific Research Station Yasuní of the Universidad Católica del Ecuador.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador |
Keywords
- Amazon rain forest
- Anolis
- diet composition