|
|
| Maia,Thiago; Almeida-Gomes,Mauricio; Siqueira,Carla C.; Vrcibradic,Davor; Kiefer,Mara C.; Rocha,Carlos Frederico D.. |
| In this study we analyzed the diet of the gymnophthalmid lizard Ecpleopus gaudichaudii Duméril & Bibron, 1839, a typical inhabitant of the forest-floor leaf litter, in an Atlantic Forest area in the state of Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil. The 26 individuals sampled during the study had a mean snout-vent length (SVL) of 36.2 ± 4.2 mm and a mean jaw width (JW) of 4.1 ± 0.5 mm. We did not find differences in SVL between males and females, though the sexes differed in JW when the effect of body size was factored out, with females presenting higher values. The diet of the lizards was composed exclusively of arthropods, especially isopods and orthopterans. The similarity in trophic niches among seasons (volumetric and numerical proportions of prey... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Diet; Lacertilia; Rainforest; Seasonality; Squamata. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702011000500006 |
| |
