Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 68(1): 219-223, doi: 10.3897/travaux.68.e132831
First report of kleptoparasitism in Leptodeira rhombifera (Squamata, Dipsadidae) for a yellow toad Incilius luetkenii (Anura, Bufonidae) in Nicaragua
Milton Salazar-Saavedra‡, Rogemif D. Fuentes§|¶‡ Museo Herpetológico de la UNAN-León (MHUL), León, Nicaragua§ Universidad Autónoma de Chiriquí, David, Pakistan| Fundación Los Naturalistas, David, Panama¶ Universidad de Panamá, Ciudad de Panamá, Panama
Corresponding author: Rogemif D. Fuentes ( rogemifdaniel@gmail.com ) Academic editor: Alexandru Iftime © Milton Salazar-Saavedra, Rogemif D. Fuentes. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Citation:
Salazar-Saavedra M, Fuentes RD (2025) First report of kleptoparasitism in Leptodeira rhombifera (Squamata, Dipsadidae) for a yellow toad Incilius luetkenii (Anura, Bufonidae) in Nicaragua. Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 68(1): 219-223. https://doi.org/10.3897/travaux.68.e132831 |  |
Abstract
Kleptoparasitism is a widely observed feeding strategy across various animal taxa. In snakes it is well documented in captivity, but rarely reported in the wild. This observation is the first of its kind in Nicaragua. This behavior may be more common in wild snake populations than previously thought.
Keywords
Competence, diet, feeding, predator, prey