Predation of Ophiodes fragilis (Squamata: Anguidae) by Cariama cristata (Cariamiformes: Cariamidae)
Reptiles can be on the diet of some bird species, and the glass lizard Ophiodes fragilis seems to be no exception. Although predation events are not easily recorded, in this work we document a new record of predation by C. cristata upon O. fragilis. The event occurredin November 2017 in the municipa...
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| author | Marcelo Augusto Pereira Coelho Dias Eduarda Melo de Abreu Vieira Clodoaldo Lopes de Assis Renato Neves Feio |
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| description | Reptiles can be on the diet of some bird species, and the glass lizard Ophiodes fragilis seems to be no exception. Although predation events are not easily recorded, in this work we document a new record of predation by C. cristata upon O. fragilis. The event occurredin November 2017 in the municipality of Viçosa, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, and helps to fill a gap in trophic relationships between the lizard and its predators. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-000c480a00a249e0b7c7bd28d87acaba2025-08-20T03:11:02ZengUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaCaldasia0366-52322357-37592022-10-01452380382https://doi.org/10.15446/caldasia.v45n2.95721Predation of Ophiodes fragilis (Squamata: Anguidae) by Cariama cristata (Cariamiformes: Cariamidae)Marcelo Augusto Pereira Coelho Dias0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7210-8729Eduarda Melo de Abreu Vieira1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3159-2905Clodoaldo Lopes de Assis2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5009-2706Renato Neves Feio3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3607-2896Universidade Federal de ViçosaUniversidade Federal de ViçosaUniversidade Federal de ViçosaUniversidade Federal de ViçosaReptiles can be on the diet of some bird species, and the glass lizard Ophiodes fragilis seems to be no exception. Although predation events are not easily recorded, in this work we document a new record of predation by C. cristata upon O. fragilis. The event occurredin November 2017 in the municipality of Viçosa, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, and helps to fill a gap in trophic relationships between the lizard and its predators.https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/cal/article/view/95721/88986red-legged seriemaglass lizarddietprey |
| spellingShingle | Marcelo Augusto Pereira Coelho Dias Eduarda Melo de Abreu Vieira Clodoaldo Lopes de Assis Renato Neves Feio Predation of Ophiodes fragilis (Squamata: Anguidae) by Cariama cristata (Cariamiformes: Cariamidae) Caldasia red-legged seriema glass lizard diet prey |
| title | Predation of Ophiodes fragilis (Squamata: Anguidae) by Cariama cristata (Cariamiformes: Cariamidae) |
| title_full | Predation of Ophiodes fragilis (Squamata: Anguidae) by Cariama cristata (Cariamiformes: Cariamidae) |
| title_fullStr | Predation of Ophiodes fragilis (Squamata: Anguidae) by Cariama cristata (Cariamiformes: Cariamidae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Predation of Ophiodes fragilis (Squamata: Anguidae) by Cariama cristata (Cariamiformes: Cariamidae) |
| title_short | Predation of Ophiodes fragilis (Squamata: Anguidae) by Cariama cristata (Cariamiformes: Cariamidae) |
| title_sort | predation of ophiodes fragilis squamata anguidae by cariama cristata cariamiformes cariamidae |
| topic | red-legged seriema glass lizard diet prey |
| url | https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/cal/article/view/95721/88986 |
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