A report on male Anolis sagrei saurophagy in Chiayi County, Taiwan

dc.contributor.author	Norval, Gerrut	en
dc.date.accessioned	2012-11-01T16:31:28Z
dc.date.available	2012-11-01T16:31:28Z
dc.date.issued	2007	en
dc.identifier.citation	Herpetological Bulletin	en
dc.identifier.citation	102	en
dc.identifier.issn	14730928	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/7265
dc.description.abstract	Five hundred and two Brown anoles (Anolis sagrei) were collected for stomach content analysis from an area surrounding a plant nursery (23°25'51''N, 120°28'30''E) in Santzepu, Sheishan District, Chiayi County, as part of an ongoing study on this invasive species in Taiwan. The stomachs of five A. sagrei males contained vertebrate prey, which were isolated for identification to establish a basis upon which future studies can be based. These prey were identified as three hatchlings of A. sagrei, a Hemidactylus frenatus hatchling, and a skink hatchling - most likely that of Sphenomorphus indicus. The results of this study seems to indicate that male A. sagrei saurophagy is more likely in cleared open habitats, with no ground cover, than in habitats with ground covering.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Anolis sagrei; Hemidactylus frenatus; Sphenomorphus indicus; Vertebrata	en
dc.title	A report on male Anolis sagrei saurophagy in Chiayi County, Taiwan	en
dc.type	Article	en