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Predation on newly metamorphosed toad Rhinella ornata (Anura: Bufonidae) by the spider, Lycosa erythrognatha (Araneae: Lycosidae).

Silvio César de Almeida, Yuri Fanchini Messas, Paulo José Pyles Cicchi

Acervo Digital da Universidade Estadual Paulista (Universidade Estadual Paulista) · 2010 · 10 citations · 4 references

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Herein we report predation by the spider Lycosa erythrognatha on a newly metamorphosed anuran Rhinella ornata, observed in an aggregation of more than 50 individuals.

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