Predation of Gymnophthalmus underwoodi (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) by Turdus plumbeus (Passeriformes: Turdidae) in Dominican Republic
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The first case of predation of the introduced lizard Gymnophthalmus underwoodi by the Red-legged Thrush, Turdus plumbeus, in Dominican Republic is herein recorded. This report is based on close observation and photographs taken during the event.
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Red-legged Thrush, lizards, microteiid, predation, Hispaniola
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Larsen, N. 2020. Red-legged Thrush (Turdus plumbeus). En: T. S. Schulenberg, (Ed.) Birds of the World. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.relthr1.01
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Pérez-Rivera, R. A. 1997. The Importance of Vertebrates in the Diet of Tanagers (La Importancia de Vertebrados en la Dieta de Plañideras). Journal of Field Ornithology, 68(2): 178–182.
Rolle, F. J. 1963. Life history of the Red-legged Thrush (Mimocichla plumbea ardosiacea) in Puerto Rico. Studies on the fauna of Curaçao and other caribbean islands, (60): 1–40.
Scantlebury, D. P., J. Ng, M. A. Landestoy T. y R. E. Glor. 2010. Hemidactylus frenatus and Gymnophthalmus underwoodi in the Dominican Republic. IRCF Reptiles & Amphibians, 17(3): 180–181.
Wetmore, A. 1916. Birds of Porto Rico. Bulletin of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, (326): 144, https://doi.org/10/gg6wqq
Larsen, N. 2020. Red-legged Thrush (Turdus plumbeus). En: T. S. Schulenberg, (Ed.) Birds of the World. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.relthr1.01
Latta, S. C., C. Rimmer, A. Keith, J. Wiley, H. Raffaele, K. McFarland y E. Fernández. 2006. Birds of the Dominican Republic & Haiti. Princeton University Press, Princeton, 381 pp.
Pérez-Rivera, R. A. 1997. The Importance of Vertebrates in the Diet of Tanagers (La Importancia de Vertebrados en la Dieta de Plañideras). Journal of Field Ornithology, 68(2): 178–182.
Rolle, F. J. 1963. Life history of the Red-legged Thrush (Mimocichla plumbea ardosiacea) in Puerto Rico. Studies on the fauna of Curaçao and other caribbean islands, (60): 1–40.
Scantlebury, D. P., J. Ng, M. A. Landestoy T. y R. E. Glor. 2010. Hemidactylus frenatus and Gymnophthalmus underwoodi in the Dominican Republic. IRCF Reptiles & Amphibians, 17(3): 180–181.
Wetmore, A. 1916. Birds of Porto Rico. Bulletin of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, (326): 144, https://doi.org/10/gg6wqq
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Reyes, F. O. (2021). Predation of Gymnophthalmus underwoodi (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) by Turdus plumbeus (Passeriformes: Turdidae) in Dominican Republic. Novitates Caribaea, (17), 196–198. https://doi.org/10.33800/nc.vi17.255
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