Throphic ecology of lizard Stenocercus modestus(Squamata: Tropiduridae) in a urban area, Lima, Peru

Authors

  • José Pérez Z. 1 Laboratorio de Estudios en Bio-diversidad (LEB), Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas y Fisiológicas. Facultad de Ciencias y Filosofía, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH). Lima, Perú; 2 Departamento de Herpetología. Museo de Historia Natural. Univer-sidad Nacional de Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú.
  • Lourdes Y. Echevarría 3 Centro de Estudios de Ornito-logía y Biodiversidad (CORBIDI). Lima- Perú. 4 Facultad de Biología. Universi-dad Nacional Agraria La Molina. Lima, Perú.
  • Silvana C. Álvarez 3 Centro de Estudios de Ornito-logía y Biodiversidad (CORBIDI). Lima- Perú. 4 Facultad de Biología. Universi-dad Nacional Agraria La Molina. Lima, Perú.
  • Adrian Vera Facultad de Biología. Universi-dad Nacional Agraria La Molina. Lima, Perú.
  • J. Gabriela Alarcón Facultad de Biología. Universi-dad Nacional Agraria La Molina. Lima, Perú.
  • Manuel Andía Facultad de Biología. Universi-dad Nacional Agraria La Molina. Lima, Perú.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v19i3.1047

Keywords:

diet, lizard, desert coastal, Lima.

Abstract

The lizard Stenocercus modestusis an endemic specie of coastal desert of the department of Lima, and faces important threats to the conservation of its population. We evaluated the diet of this specie through the analy-sis of the stomach content of 17 individuals. The diet of S. modestusis primarily composed by insects, being the coleopterans, spiders and hymenopterans, the most important eating items. The lizard S. modestuswould present a general diet, judging by the considerable amplitude of its trophic niche.

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Published

12/31/2012

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Vol. 19 No. 3 (2012)

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Copyright (c) 2012 José Pérez Z., Lourdes Y. Echevarría, Silvana C. Álvarez, Adrian Vera, J. Gabriela Alarcón, Manuel Andía

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Pérez Z., José, Lourdes Y. Echevarría, Silvana C. Álvarez, Adrian Vera, J. Gabriela Alarcón, and Manuel Andía. 2012. “Throphic Ecology of Lizard Stenocercus modestus(Squamata: Tropiduridae) in a Urban Area, Lima, Peru”. Revista Peruana De Biología 19 (3): 323-26. https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v19i3.1047.