Leiosaurus belli (NCN) : predation

Abstract

Birds are often reported to prey on lizards (e.g., Pérez and Avila. 2005. Herpetol. Rev. 36:451–452; Terres 1991. The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds. Wing Books, New York, New York, USA. 1109 pp.; Trejo et al. 2003. Herpetol. Rev. 34:145), but such predation events typically occur rapidly so that the fi eld observation of the event is rarely recorded. Hence, we report an observation of White-throated Cacholote (Pseudoseisura gutturalis) preying on Leiosaurus belli from southeast Argentina.