Throphic ecology of lizard Stenocercus modestus(Squamata: Tropiduridae) in a urban area, Lima, Peru
The lizard Stenocercus modestusis an endemic specie of coastal desert of the department of Lima, and faces important threats to the conservation of its population. We evaluated the diet of this specie through the analy-sis of the stomach content of 17 individuals. The diet of S. modestusis primarily...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2012 |
| País: | Perú |
| Recursos: | Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos |
| Repositorio: | Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe:article/1047 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/rpb/article/view/1047 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | dieta lagartija desierto costero Lima. diet lizard desert coastal |
| Resumo: | The lizard Stenocercus modestusis an endemic specie of coastal desert of the department of Lima, and faces important threats to the conservation of its population. We evaluated the diet of this specie through the analy-sis of the stomach content of 17 individuals. The diet of S. modestusis primarily composed by insects, being the coleopterans, spiders and hymenopterans, the most important eating items. The lizard S. modestuswould present a general diet, judging by the considerable amplitude of its trophic niche. |
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