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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0120-548X</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Acta Biológica Colombiana]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Acta biol.Colomb.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0120-548X</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Biología]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S0120-548X2023000300544</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15446/abc.v28n3.99007</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[PREDATION OF Dryophylax chaquensis (SERPENTES: DIPSADIDAE) UPON Elachistocleis matogrosso AND Boana raniceps (ANURA)]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Depredación de Dryophylax chaquensis (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) sobre Elachistocleis matogrosso y Boana raniceps (Anura)]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[CAVALHERI]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Diego Gomiero]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rodrigues NEHEMY]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ibrahim Kamel]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[CAVALCANTE]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Kélvin]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cuestas CARRILLO]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Juan Fernando]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[SANTANA]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Diego José]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidade Estadual Paulista  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Brazil</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Campo Grande ]]></addr-line>
<country>Brazil</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto de Biociências  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Brasil</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Brazil</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af5">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Campo Grande ]]></addr-line>
<country>Brazil</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>28</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>544</fpage>
<lpage>546</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0120-548X2023000300544&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0120-548X2023000300544&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0120-548X2023000300544&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Anurans play a central role in food webs, being prey for different vertebrates, like snakes, mammals, fishes, and birds. The snakes from the tribe Tachymenini are known for their preference for preying on anurans, even different animals eventually being part of their diet. Data about Dryophylax chaquensis diet is resumed mainly by field observations and only anurans are known as its prey. Herein we report a field observation from Brazilian Pantanal of Dryophylax chaquensis regurgitating two anurans, Elachistocleis matogrosso and Boana raniceps. This is the first report of a Boana raniceps as prey of D. chaquensis, and the second record for Elachistocleis matogrosso. These present records confirm the bathracophagy preference of D. chaquensis and highlight the opportunistic habit of preying on frogs that are more abundant now.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN Los anfibios juegan un papel central en las redes tróficas, siendo presas de diferentes vertebrados como serpientes, mamíferos, peces y aves. Las serpientes del tribo Tachymenini son conocidas por su preferencia en la predación de anuros, aun cuando otros animales pueden eventualmente ser parte de su dieta. La dieta de Dryophylax chaquensis es conocida principalmente por observaciones directas y solo se conocen anfibios como presa. Aquí reportamos algunas observaciones de campo de Dryophylax chaquensis regurgitando dos anuros, Elachistocleis matogrosso y Boana raniceps. Nuestras observaciones confirman los hábitos batracofagicos de D. chaquensis y destacan su dieta oportunista, cazando los anfibios que son más abundantes en determinados momentos.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Depredación]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[historia natural]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[rana]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[serpientes]]></kwd>
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