Dieta de Eleutherodactylus atkinsi (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae) en el occidente de Cuba

Abstract

The studies of diet are the baseline for the conservation and ecology study in amphibians. In Cuba, there is little knowledge about the trophic ecology of this group, most available data are based in anecdotic isolated records. Here is the first approach to the diet of Eleutherodactylus atkinsi. Three forested areas from western Cuba (Pinar del Rio and Artemisa provinces) were visited. This frog eat mostly hymenopterans (formicides) and isopods. The snout-urostile length was not related to the prey size, nor to the number of preys per stomach. Inorganic materials were also detected in individuals from two localities (Vinales and Guanahacabibes). Clear-cut and garbage deposits are the most important threats to this species in the studied areas.