Tentativa de predação de Leptodactylus macrosternum (Anura: Leptodactylidae) sobre Boana albomarginata (Anura: Hylidae) no estado de Pernambuco, Nordeste do Brasil
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https://doi.org/10.70782/heringeriana.v20i1.918097Keywords:
tentativa de predação, anurofagia, história naturalAbstract
Os registros de predação são cruciais para compreender as interações tróficas, a ecologia de comunidades e as pressões evolutivas que moldam os mecanismos de defesa dos anuros. Aqui, relatamos uma tentativa de predação da rã-arborícola Boana albomarginata pela rã Leptodactylus macrosternum em uma lagoa permanente na Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, em Recife, Brasil, em 12 de agosto de 2025. A observação contribui para a história natural de ambas as espécies, reforçando o comportamento predatório oportunista e generalista de L. macrosternum, que inclui a anurofagia. O registro também destaca a vulnerabilidade
das rãs-arborícolas a predadores terrestres em habitats compartilhados.
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