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SECTION B: LIFE SCIENCES

Vol. 2 No. 3 (2010): Número especial por el Año Internacional de la Diversidad Biológica

First record of a canid Atelocynus microtis predating on a caecilian amphibian

DOI
https://doi.org/10.18272/aci.v2i3.38
Submitted
July 15, 2015
Published
2010-12-08

Abstract

The natural history and ecology of Neotropical forest-canids and caecilian amphibians are little documented, both for their natural rarity and secretive habitats. Herein we report the Short-eared Dog Atelocynus microtispredating on the caecilian amphibian Caecilia tentaculata. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first predation event of a canid on a caecilian.

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