PREDATION OF THE LIZARD Sceloporus pyrocephalus (Phynosomatidae) BY THE RED-KNEED TARANTULA Brachypelma smithi (Theraphosidae) IN MICHOACÁN, MÉXICO
I report observing a red knee tarantula Brachypelma smithi by pressing a Sceloporus pyrocephalus lizard. Although it is known that among the prey of B. smithi are some species of lizards, this is the first record of an act of predation of a lizard S. pyrocephalus.
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2021 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO |
| Repositorio: | Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetología |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.herpetologia.fciencias.unam.mx:article/237 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://herpetologia.fciencias.unam.mx/index.php/revista/article/view/237 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | dieta presa Phrynosomatidae Theraphosidae diet prey |
| Sumario: | I report observing a red knee tarantula Brachypelma smithi by pressing a Sceloporus pyrocephalus lizard. Although it is known that among the prey of B. smithi are some species of lizards, this is the first record of an act of predation of a lizard S. pyrocephalus. |
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