Dietary observations of adult Pleurodema nebulosum (Anura: Leptodactylidae) from Argentina

Authors

GABRIEL NATALIO CASTILLOFollow
CYNTHIA J. GONZÁLEZ- RIVASFollow

Author ORCID Identifier

GABRIEL CASTILLO: 0000-0003-1519-9457

CYNTHIA J. GONZÁLEZ- RIVAS: 0000-0001-8294-6999

DOI

10.55730/1300-0179.3188

Abstract

This study is the first to examine the diet composition of adult Pleurodema nebulosum specimens based on an analysis of the gastrointestinal contents of 78 individuals. Analyzed herein were 40 specimens from a site disturbed due to anthropogenic action and 38 from a protected area in Argentina. Differences were found in the trophic consumption at both sites. In the protected area, P. nebulosum presented an active foraging mode, with a diet specialized in prey items from the Formicidae family. At the disturbed site, this amphibian showed a sit-and-wait foraging mode, with a generalist diet where it consumes Hemiptera and Coleoptera. In conclusion, the results support the idea that P. nebulosum adapts to local conditions of a disturbed site or protected area. In this way, it modifies its foraging mode according to habitat conditions.

Keywords

Amphibian, diet, monte region, parque presidente sarmiento

First Page

336

Last Page

340

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Recommended Citation

CASTILLO, GABRIEL NATALIO and GONZÁLEZ- RIVAS, CYNTHIA J. (2024) "Dietary observations of adult Pleurodema nebulosum (Anura: Leptodactylidae) from Argentina," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 48: No. 5, Article 8. https://doi.org/10.55730/1300-0179.3188
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol48/iss5/8