First necrophagy record for the genus Leiocephalus (Squamata: Leiocephalidae) in Cuba

In the backyard of an urban residence in San Antonio de los Baños, Artemisa Province, Cuba, an adult Leiocephalus c. carinatus Gray, 1827 was observed performing necrophagy over a two-week period. The lizard consumed domestic cockroaches (Periplaneta americana) and a ground beetle (Carabidae), both...

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Main Authors: Luis F. de Armas, Manuel Iturriaga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Museo Nacional de Historia Natural "Prof. Eugenio de Jesús Marcano" 2025-01-01
Series:Novitates Caribaea
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Online Access:https://novitatescaribaea.do/index.php/novitates/article/view/372
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