Keywords :
Polypedates megacephalus; Spot-legged Treefrogs; Anura; Rhacophoridae
บทคัดย่อ :
The Spot-legged Treefrog (Polypedates megacephalus), also known as the Hong Kong Whipping Frog, is abundant and widely distributed in tropical and subtropical central, southern, and southwestern China (including Hong Kong), northeastern India, northern Vietnam, and Thailand. It may also occur in Myanmar and Laos (Frost 2018; Lau 2009). These frogs occupy a wide range of habitats, including disturbed areas such as those converted to agricultural use and near human habitation. It breeds in still water. Foam nests have been found to contain 300-400 eggs and often are in shallow, still water, typically attached to emergent vegetation (Christy et al. 2007). Little is known about scavenging behavior in larval treefrogs, although Street et al. (2013) reported tadpoles of Osteopilus septentrionalis (Hylidae) scavenging on insects. Herein we report larval Polypedates megacephalus scavenging on a frog carcass.
เอกสารอ้างอิง :
Trivedi, K., Nadolski, B., & Suwanwaree, P. (2018a). Opportunistic scavenging by larval Spot-legged Treefrogs, Polypedates megacephalus (Anura: Rhacophoridae). Reptiles & Amphibians, 25(2), 156-157.
