Traumatic Injuries in Two Neotropical Frogs, Dendrobates auratus and Physalaemus pustulosus

Abstract

served juvenile V bengalensis which contained an average of almost 12 items per lizard, with predatorprey mass ratios of 0.006:0.5. He also stated that body fat accounted for over 28% of body mass in juvenile V bengalensis from Pakistan, where the animals do not feed for several months at the age of nine months. In contrast, juvenile V niloticus contained only negligible amounts of body fat. Their relatively low rate of food intake is unlikely to be the result of local food shortages, because all specimens appeared in good condition. Lack of fat accumulation in these animals therefore suggests that they do not undergo extended fasting. Acknowledgments.-Thanks to G. A. Punguse, N. K. Ankudey, M. Komoah, and B.Basuglo of Ghana Wildlife Department, S. Yeboah of Cape Coast University, and P. Racey of Aberdeen University for their assistance. Anonymous referees gave valuable suggestions on earlier drafts of the manuscript.