Interspecific relationships of the Bufonidae family (Amphibia, Anura): necrophagy record involving the species Rhinella diptycha (Cope, 1862)

• Autor(a) principal: Costa, Rafael Dioni Leandro
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Brito, Wenner Justino Bezerra de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/27366
• topic: Amphibians; Generalist; Opportunist; Predation; Frogs.; Anfibios; Generalista; Oportunista; Depredación; Ranas.; Anfíbios; Generalista; Oportunista; Predação; Anuros.

The behavioral study is essential to improve the understanding of the natural history of species, especially when it involves predatory organisms that are essential parts in the structuring of biological communities. In the case of anuran amphibians, there are already reports of some species that tend to present generalist and opportunistic behaviors, with the amphibians of the Bufonidae family being good representatives to demonstrate behaviors of this character. Therefore, the objective of this communication was to describe an unprecedented event involving the scavenging act for the species R. diptycha in an urban environment, which is an unusual behavior for anuran amphibians. Along with the report, a compilation of events involving predator/prey interactions with amphibians was carried out, making it possible to evidence the Bufonidae family as the most representative among those that were sampled.