Gayana (Jun 2024)

Trophic interaction between Thamnophis sumichrasti (Squamata, Natricidae), Isthmura gigantea (Caudata, Plethodontidae), and Megacormus gerstchi (Scorpiones, Euscorpiidae)

  • Rubén Alonso Carbajal-Márquez,
  • José Jesús Sigala-Rodríguez,
  • Jaime A. Escoto-Moreno,
  • Leonardo Fernández-Badillo,
  • Fernanda Chávez-Samayoa,
  • Stephen F. Spear

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 88, no. 1

Abstract

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We report for the first time multitrophic interaction among Thamnophis sumichrasti (Squamata, Natricidae), Isthmura gigantea (Caudata, Plethodontidae), and Megacormus gerstchi (Scorpiones, Euscorpiidae), three endemic, rare and endangered species that inhabit cloud forests and pine-oak forests from Sierra Madre Oriental in México, which provides novel data on their natural history and distribution.

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