%0 Journal Article
%T Diet and foraging of the endemic lizard Cnemidophorus littoralis (Squamata, Teiidae) in the restinga de Jurubatiba, Maca¨¦, RJ
%A Menezes
%A V. A.
%A Amaral
%A V. C.
%A Sluys
%A M. V.
%A Rocha
%A C. F. D.
%J Brazilian Journal of Biology
%D 2006
%I Scientific Electronic Library Online
%R 10.1590/S1519-69842006000500005
%X we investigated the diet and foraging of the endemic teiid lizard cnemidophorus littoralis in a restinga habitat in jurubatiba, maca¨¦ - rj. the stomach contents were removed, analyzed and identified to the order level. there was no relationship between c. littoralis morphological variables and number, length or volume of preys. termites (48.7%) and larvae (35.5%) were the most important prey items which occurred in the examined lizardsˇä stomachs. the diet did not differ between males and females. cnemidophorus littoralis is an active forager and predominantly consumes relatively sedentary prey or prey that is aggregated in the environment. we also found an intact and undigested hatchling of the crepuscular/nocturnal gekkonid lizard hemidactylus mabouia in the stomach of an adult male of c. littoralis, which indicates that c. littoralis is a potential source of mortality for individuals of h. mabouia in the restinga de jurubatiba.
%K cnemidophorus littoralis
%K teiidae
%K squamata
%K diet
%K restinga.
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