2019/05/09 by Diego José Santana, Vanessa Gonçalves Ferreira, Gabriel Nassif Crestani +1
Environmental Science · Psychology · #Amphibian and Reptile Biology #Animal and Plant Science Education #Species Distribution and Climate Change
paper · pdf · doi:10.3897/herpetozoa.32.e35623
openalex publication_date 2019/05/09 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/02
The impact of urbanization on amphibians has received some attention in the conservation literature. Despite the various impacts on animal life, some species can persist along the cities structures by adjusting their natural histories. Leptodactylusfuscus is a common anuran species occurring in South America, which can commonly be found in urban environments. Herein, we compare the diet of L.fuscus between an urban and a wild environment. We collected 57 individuals of L.fuscus and analysed their diet, which differed significantly between the two sites. In the urban environment, Coleoptera were the prevalent prey items, whereas specimens from the wild site had a more diverse diet.