Reptiles preyed by the Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia): new records and current knowledge in South America

Neotropical amphibians play important roles as preys and predators in freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems. The subfamily Pseudinae includes small and medium-sized frogs within three genera representing 13 valid species. Most published records of predation on Pseudinae frogs are anecdotic and scarce. Herein, we provide five new reports of predation and presenting a detailed literature review on Pseudinae predation, with 15 studies published between 1983-2017. Pseudinae species were preyed at both day and night by a wide variety of predators, principally birds. Adults were preyed upon more frequently than juveniles and tadpoles. In the present study, most predators were diurnal, with birds accounting for most records. A variety of invertebrates prey on anurans, but water bugs and spiders are the most common ones. In the present study, water bugs comprised 75 % of the Pseudinae predation records by invertebrates. However, anuran predation by invertebrates remains poorly documented. Thus, the description of new cases of predation accompanied by a review of the data available in the literature is crucial to understanding Neotropical food webs.

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Additions to the Placopsis mycobiota (Trapeliaceae, Ascomycota) of southern South America, with notes on new records (including Aspiciliopsis macrophthalma), and a revised regional key to the species

The Lichenologist ◽

10.1017/s0024282910000460 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 42 (6) ◽

pp. 727-737 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

David J. GALLOWAY

Keyword(s):

South America ◽

New Records ◽

Southern South America ◽

First Time

AbstractAspiciliopsis macrophthalma, Placopsis fusciduloides, P. gelidioides and P. tararuana are reported for the first time from southern South America. New records for 13 species of Placopsis in southern South America are reported, and a revised key to 22 species of Placopsis and A. macrophthalma in the region is given.

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Prey ecology of the burrowing owl Athene cunicularia cunicularia (Molina, 1782) on the northern coast of Santa Catarina, Brazil

Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment ◽

10.1080/01650521.2020.1867953 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-8

Author(s):

Alana Drielle Rocha ◽

J. O. Branco ◽

G. H. C. Barrilli

Keyword(s):

Northern Coast ◽

Athene Cunicularia ◽

Santa Catarina ◽

Burrowing Owl

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Invasion of the Indo-Pacific blenny Omobranchus punctatus (Perciformes: Blenniidae) on the Atlantic Coast of Central and South America

Neotropical Ichthyology ◽

10.1590/s1679-62252011000300010 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 571-578 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Oscar Lasso-Alcalá ◽

Jorge L. S. Nunes ◽

Carlos Lasso ◽

Juan Posada ◽

Ross Robertson ◽

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Keyword(s):

South America ◽

Introduced Species ◽

Temporal Pattern ◽

Larval Dispersal ◽

New Records ◽

Atlantic Coast ◽

Museum Collections ◽

Ship Traffic ◽

Marine Habitats ◽

Petroleum Platforms

We examined 308 specimens of the Indo-Pacific blenniid Omobranchus punctatus deposited in four museum collections, and analyzed data on their collection locations to assess its invasion on the Atlantic coast of Central and South America. This species occurs in shoreline estuarine and marine habitats in the Indo-West Pacific. Previous sampling and recent records in the Tropical West Atlantic from 1930 to 2004 produced 20 records for: Panamá, Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Brazil. In this work, we provide data on 17 new records for the Gulfs of Venezuela and Paria in Venezuela, as well as four records for Maranhão and Pará states in NE Brazil. The temporal pattern of collections (1930 - 2009) and the proximity of most localities to ports and zones of ship traffic indicate that O. punctatus was initially introduced to the Atlantic by ships travelling from India to Trinidad. Within Brazil the introduction is linked to shipping connected to petroleum platforms. In Maranhão and Pará the introduction may have occurred as a result of fish sheltering in fouling on hulls of ships moving between ports around the mouth of the Amazon River. Alternatively, the spread of this species along of the American coast may reflect the expansion of the range of O. puntactus through larval dispersal in northward flowing currents. We recommend monitoring of this introduced species, and studies of its ecology in West Atlantic areas.

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New records of Ganoderma multiplicatum (Mont.) Pat. (Polyporales, Basidiomycota) from Colombia and its geographic distribution in South America

Check List ◽

10.15560/12.4.1948 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 12 (4) ◽

pp. 1948 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Ana Cristina Bolaños ◽

Vera Lúcia Ramos Bononi ◽

Adriana De Mello Gugliotta

Keyword(s):

South America ◽

Geographic Distribution ◽

New Records ◽

Neotropical Region ◽

Distribution Map ◽

Tropical Regions ◽

First Time

Ganoderma is a cosmopolitan genus of fungi with species distributed in temperate and tropical regions. Species of Ganoderma in living Leguminosae were observed in Park de la Salud in Pance, Cali, Colombia and we record G. multiplicatum for the first time from Colombia. A distribution map of this genus in the Neotropical region is presented.

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New records of Xanthacrona Wulp, 1899 (Diptera, Ulidiidae) from Brazil

Check List ◽

10.15560/14.5.771 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 14 (5) ◽

pp. 771-778 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Matheus M. M. Soares ◽

Aline S. Santiago ◽

Rosaly Ale-Rocha

Keyword(s):

South America ◽

New Records ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

São Paulo ◽

Mato Grosso ◽

Espírito Santo ◽

Espirito Santo ◽

First Time ◽

Mato Grosso Do Sul

Xanthacrona Wulp, 1899 has been recorded in several countries of South America, but records in Brazil are few. Here, we record Xanthacrona tuberosa Cresson, 1908, Xanthacrona phyllochaeta Hendel, 1909, and Xanthacrona tripustulata Enderlein, 1921 for the first time from Brazil, and provide new records of Xanthacrona bipustulata Wulp, 1899 from the states Acre, Amazonas, Espírito Santo, Maranhão, Mato Grosso do Sul, Pará, Roraima, and São Paulo.

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The ghost of climatic change in the geographic distribution of Tillandsia aeranthos (Bromeliaceae)

Rodriguésia ◽

10.1590/2175-7860202071124 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 71 ◽

Author(s):

Elián Leandro Guerrero

Keyword(s):

South America ◽

Climatic Change ◽

Geographic Distribution ◽

Buenos Aires ◽

New Records ◽

Southern Limit ◽

New Findings ◽

Southward Shift ◽

Possible Cause ◽

Color Variants

Abstract The geographic distribution of Tillandsia aeranthos is updated with new records. Its southern limit is extended 200 kilometers in a zone previously studied by many botanists and naturalists, but also in poorly explored areas. For this reason, the possibility that the change in distribution is recent is postulated and discussed. The coincidence of this change with the southward shift in the isohyets and the decrease of winter frost frequency are highlighted as a possible cause of the advance to the south. In addition, two petal color variants of this species are first mentioned for Argentina. The new findings display that it is necessary to further explore some dry forests of eastern Buenos Aires and study the possible consequences of the climatic change in the biota of South America.

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RECORDS OF Sauromalus ater (DUMÉRIL, 1856) HATCHLINGS AND SUBADULTS ON SAN FRANCISCO ISLAND, GULF OF CALIFORNIA, MÉXICO

Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetología ◽

10.22201/fc.25942158e.2019.2.92 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 15

Author(s):

Adrián Cerdá-Ardura

Keyword(s):

San Francisco ◽

Sonoran Desert ◽

Gulf Of California ◽

Baja California ◽

Small Island ◽

Athene Cunicularia ◽

Burrowing Owl ◽

Important Sign ◽

The Common ◽

Abundance And Diversity

Six hatchlings of the Common or Sonoran Desert Chuckwalla (Sauromalus ater) ranging from 60 mm to 93 mm (SVL) as well as 10 subadult individuals (mostly ♀) ranging from 110 mm to 146 mm (SVL) were recorded during three casual walks on the small island San Francisco, Baja California Sur, Gulf of California, México, in January and February, 2019. The presence of these hatchlings and subadult females could be an important sign of chuckwallas’ recovery and of continued population’s recruitment following eradication of feral cats and goats from the island in 1999 and 2000 respectively, and despite the intense presence of humans (fishermen and tourists) on the island. The chuckwalla population seems to be growing and becoming conspicuous on San Francisco after almost two decades of rare and infrequent records of individuals. Also, the vegetation shows more abundance and diversity, and more extensive covering than in previous years. Other vertebrate species, like the Baja California Rattlesnake (Crotalus enyo) and the Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) were recorded as well during the walks. All these observations possibly indicate a whole and progressive biota restoration on this tiny island after devastation by invasive fauna, combined with previous good wet years.

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