scholarly journals UNA RANA ARBORÍCOLA (Osteopilus septentrionalis, HYLIDAE) DEPREDANDO A UN TOMEGUÍN DE LA TIERRA ENJAULADO (Tiaris olivaceus) EN CUBA

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 139
Author(s):  
Rafael Borroto-Paez ◽  
Yessica Portal Ríos ◽  
Denise Reyes Perez
Keyword(s):  
Aquarium Fish ◽  
First Case ◽  
Osteopilus Septentrionalis ◽  
Cuban Treefrog

Abstract.-We are reporting the first case of predation of a Cuban Treefrog (Osteopilus septentrionalis) on a confined caged bird, a Yellow-faced Grassquit, (Tiaris oilivaceus) in central Cuba. We comment about predation on aquarium fish too. Both cases of predation are not reported previously.

Diet of the invasive Cuban Treefrog (Osteopilus septentrionalis) in pine rockland and mangrove habitats in South Florida

2010 ◽  
Vol 46 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 346-355 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brad M. Glorioso ◽  
J. Hardin Waddle ◽  
Marquette E. Crockett ◽  
Kenneth G. Rice ◽  
H. Franklin Percival
Keyword(s):  
South Florida ◽  
Osteopilus Septentrionalis ◽  
Cuban Treefrog

Sexual size dimorphism in the Cuban treefrog Osteopilus septentrionalis

2006 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 419-426 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando Vargas-Salinas
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Success ◽  
Confidence Interval ◽  
West Indies ◽  
Sexual Size Dimorphism ◽  
Mating Pattern ◽  
Breeding Behavior ◽  
Size Dimorphism ◽  
Osteopilus Septentrionalis ◽  
North Western ◽  
Cuban Treefrog

AbstractTo find out the main cause of the sexual size dimorphism (SSD) in the Cuban treefrog Osteopilus septentrionalis, I studied between April 2002 and April 2004 the breeding behavior and survival of individuals in a population localized in north-western Puerto Rico, West Indies. This species is an explosive breeder whose breeding events lasted one night. Mature females were larger in body size (snout vent-length, SVL) (range 57-107 mm) than mature males (range 41.5-67 mm), and exhibited higher levels of survival (males: 0.72, 95% confidence interval 0.66-0.78; females 0.91, 95% confidence interval 0.88-0.93). Females can increase their reproductive success if they breed with large SVL because large females can lay more eggs than small females. In contrast, the reproductive success of males was not enhanced by large SVL because the mating pattern was random and non-assortative by SVL. Thus, for males it could be better to start to breed with small SVL, and participate in all possible breeding events, which implies high mortality risk. As a consequence, the SSD in O. septentrionalis may be due to fecundity advantages in females, and because males tend to die before reaching larger SVL.

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