Diet of the Cuban giant frog, Eleutherodactylus zeus (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae) in Viñales National Park, Cuba

Eleutherodactylus zeus is an endemic frog of the family Eleutherodactylidae from Western mountains of Cuba, that inhabits in rocky karstic caves and tropical forest adjacent to caves. Here, we report the first approach to the diet of a Cuban cave-rock dwelling amphibian. We surveyed seven cave-karst...

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Autores principales:	García Padrón, L. Yusnaviel, Boligán, Miguel, Barrero Medel, Héctor
Formato:	Articulo
Lenguaje:	Español
Publicado:	2021
Materias:	Zoología Feeding ecology Cuba Eleutherodactylus zeus Conservation Caves Ecología alimentaria Conservación Cuevas
Acceso en línea:	http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/120186 https://ppct.caicyt.gov.ar/index.php/cuadherpetol/article/view/18062
Aporte de:	SEDICI (UNLP) de Universidad Nacional de La Plata

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topic	Zoología Feeding ecology Cuba Eleutherodactylus zeus Conservation Caves Ecología alimentaria Eleutherodactylus zeus Conservación Cuevas
spellingShingle	Zoología Feeding ecology Cuba Eleutherodactylus zeus Conservation Caves Ecología alimentaria Eleutherodactylus zeus Conservación Cuevas García Padrón, L. Yusnaviel Boligán, Miguel Barrero Medel, Héctor Diet of the Cuban giant frog, Eleutherodactylus zeus (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae) in Viñales National Park, Cuba
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description	Eleutherodactylus zeus is an endemic frog of the family Eleutherodactylidae from Western mountains of Cuba, that inhabits in rocky karstic caves and tropical forest adjacent to caves. Here, we report the first approach to the diet of a Cuban cave-rock dwelling amphibian. We surveyed seven cave-karstic habitats and tropical forest habitats adjacent to those caves from May to July. The samples (N = 70) of stomach content were obtained using the stomach-flushing method. Preys were present in 68.6% of stomachs: 76.9% in the forest and 44.4% in the cave samples. The most represented preys in E. zeus stomach were Aranae, Orthoptera, Lepidoptera larvae, Blattodea, and Gasteropoda. In addition, we report the presence of an anuran (Eleuthorodactylus), a lizard (Anolis) and a plathyhelminth in the stomach content of this species. In this species, larger frogs consumed larger and fewer prey, but difference in prey length and number of prey consumed depends on the habitat they temporary exploited.
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author	García Padrón, L. Yusnaviel Boligán, Miguel Barrero Medel, Héctor
author_facet	García Padrón, L. Yusnaviel Boligán, Miguel Barrero Medel, Héctor
author_sort	García Padrón, L. Yusnaviel
title	Diet of the Cuban giant frog, Eleutherodactylus zeus (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae) in Viñales National Park, Cuba
title_short	Diet of the Cuban giant frog, Eleutherodactylus zeus (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae) in Viñales National Park, Cuba
title_full	Diet of the Cuban giant frog, Eleutherodactylus zeus (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae) in Viñales National Park, Cuba
title_fullStr	Diet of the Cuban giant frog, Eleutherodactylus zeus (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae) in Viñales National Park, Cuba
title_full_unstemmed	Diet of the Cuban giant frog, Eleutherodactylus zeus (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae) in Viñales National Park, Cuba
title_sort	diet of the cuban giant frog, eleutherodactylus zeus (anura: eleutherodactylidae) in viñales national park, cuba
publishDate	2021
url	http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/120186 https://ppct.caicyt.gov.ar/index.php/cuadherpetol/article/view/18062
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Diet of the Cuban giant frog, Eleutherodactylus zeus (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae) in Viñales National Park, Cuba

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