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POSSIBLE PREDATION EVENT ON A BROWN ANOLE Anolis sagrei (SQUAMATA: ANOLIDAE) BY A MEXICAN RED RUMP TARANTULA Tliltocatl vagans (ARANEAE: THERAPHOSIDAE) IN QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The diet of spiders belonging to the Theraphosidae family consists mainly of large insects and other terrestrial arthropods such as centipedes, millipedes, and other arachnids; nevertheless, the biggest species occasionally feed on small vertebrates such as lizards, mice, bats, birds, and snakes. We report an observation of a possible predation event of the Mexican Red Rump Tarantula (Tliltocatl vagans) on a Brown Anole (Anolis sagrei) during the night on 29 May 2014, in the garden area of a residence located in Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico.

Source: Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetología

DOI: 10.22201/fc.25942158e.2025.2.1249

Authors: Rogelio Cedeño Vázquez, Erandi Cedeño Zacarías, César Raziel Lucio Palacio, Daniela Thalía Candia Ramírez

Institutions: Tecnológico Nacional de México, Instituto Tecnológico de Chetumal, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Language: English

Topic: Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies

Subfield: Genetics

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4412837731

FWCI: 2.164

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