Diet of the beach lizard Microlophus peruvianus (Reptilia : Tropiduridae) in the Santo Domingo beach, Ica, Peru

Authors

  • Eliana Quispitúpac Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional de Mayor de San Marcos
  • José Pérez Z. Departamento de Herpetología. Museo de Historia Natural. Universidad Nacional de Mayor de San Marcos; Departamento de Ecologia. Instituto de Biologia. Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ). Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; Laboratorio de Estudios en Biodiversidad. Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas y Fisiológicas. Facultad de Ciencias y Filosofía. Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v15i2.1739

Keywords:

diet, Microlophus peruvianus, Paracas, Ica

Abstract

Even the beach lizard Microlophus peruvianus is one of the most conspicuous saurian species in the Peruvian desert, however there is almost none information about its diet. Here we reported important evident about the diet differences of both M. peruvianus adult and juvenile in Santo Domingo beach, Ica, which could be reduced the intraspecific competition between them.

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Published

08/18/2008

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 2 (2008)

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How to Cite

Quispitúpac, Eliana, and José Pérez Z. 2008. “Diet of the Beach Lizard Microlophus Peruvianus (Reptilia : Tropiduridae) in the Santo Domingo Beach, Ica, Peru”. Revista Peruana De Biología 15 (2): 129-30. https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v15i2.1739.