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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| description | 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 of which were fully dehydrated and had been dead for at least three weeks. This behavior is the first instance of necrophagy recorded in Cuba for a Leiocephalus species. Additionally, a list of all the recorded cases of necrophagy in this genus is provided. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-068f10476c3a414097208f086d669eb52025-01-21T22:37:41ZengMuseo Nacional de Historia Natural "Prof. Eugenio de Jesús Marcano"Novitates Caribaea2071-98412079-01392025-01-0125778210.33800/nc.vi25.372354First necrophagy record for the genus Leiocephalus (Squamata: Leiocephalidae) in CubaLuis F. de Armas0Manuel Iturriaga1Apartado Postal 4327, San Antonio de los Baños, Artemisa 38100, CubaInstituto de Ecología y Sistemática, CubaIn 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 of which were fully dehydrated and had been dead for at least three weeks. This behavior is the first instance of necrophagy recorded in Cuba for a Leiocephalus species. Additionally, a list of all the recorded cases of necrophagy in this genus is provided.https://novitatescaribaea.do/index.php/novitates/article/view/372lizardnatural historydietantillescuba |
| spellingShingle | Luis F. de Armas Manuel Iturriaga First necrophagy record for the genus Leiocephalus (Squamata: Leiocephalidae) in Cuba Novitates Caribaea lizard natural history diet antilles cuba |
| title | First necrophagy record for the genus Leiocephalus (Squamata: Leiocephalidae) in Cuba |
| title_full | First necrophagy record for the genus Leiocephalus (Squamata: Leiocephalidae) in Cuba |
| title_fullStr | First necrophagy record for the genus Leiocephalus (Squamata: Leiocephalidae) in Cuba |
| title_full_unstemmed | First necrophagy record for the genus Leiocephalus (Squamata: Leiocephalidae) in Cuba |
| title_short | First necrophagy record for the genus Leiocephalus (Squamata: Leiocephalidae) in Cuba |
| title_sort | first necrophagy record for the genus leiocephalus squamata leiocephalidae in cuba |
| topic | lizard natural history diet antilles cuba |
| url | https://novitatescaribaea.do/index.php/novitates/article/view/372 |
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