Predation of the frog Physalaemus biligonigerus (Anura: Leptodactylidae) by a giant water bug (Hemiptera: Belostomatidae) in the Brazilian Pantanal

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Aragão, Alvaro; Almeida-Junior, João E.; Santana, Diego J.; Carrillo, Juan F. C.
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2026
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Amphibians play a fundamental role in aquatic and terrestrial food chains. They are frequently preyed upon by vertebrates and, less commonly, by invertebrates. Among invertebrate predators, aquatic insects of the family Belostomatidae stand out for their predatory efficiency and wide geographic distribution. Here we report a predation event of an adult male Physalaemus biligonigerus by an aquatic insect of the genus Lethocerus, observed in a temporary pond during an explosive breeding event in the municipality of Aquidauana, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. This kind of records, still poorly documented for anurans in the Pantanal, reinforces the importance of belostomatids as predators influencing the dynamics of anuran populations in temporary aquatic environments.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Predation of the frog Physalaemus biligonigerus (Anura: Leptodactylidae) by a giant water bug (Hemiptera: Belostomatidae) in the Brazilian Pantanal
title Predation of the frog Physalaemus biligonigerus (Anura: Leptodactylidae) by a giant water bug (Hemiptera: Belostomatidae) in the Brazilian Pantanal
spellingShingle Predation of the frog Physalaemus biligonigerus (Anura: Leptodactylidae) by a giant water bug (Hemiptera: Belostomatidae) in the Brazilian Pantanal
Aragão, Alvaro
Zoología
Amphibians
Predator-Prey
Natural History
title_short Predation of the frog Physalaemus biligonigerus (Anura: Leptodactylidae) by a giant water bug (Hemiptera: Belostomatidae) in the Brazilian Pantanal
title_full Predation of the frog Physalaemus biligonigerus (Anura: Leptodactylidae) by a giant water bug (Hemiptera: Belostomatidae) in the Brazilian Pantanal
title_fullStr Predation of the frog Physalaemus biligonigerus (Anura: Leptodactylidae) by a giant water bug (Hemiptera: Belostomatidae) in the Brazilian Pantanal
title_full_unstemmed Predation of the frog Physalaemus biligonigerus (Anura: Leptodactylidae) by a giant water bug (Hemiptera: Belostomatidae) in the Brazilian Pantanal
title_sort Predation of the frog Physalaemus biligonigerus (Anura: Leptodactylidae) by a giant water bug (Hemiptera: Belostomatidae) in the Brazilian Pantanal
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Aragão, Alvaro
Almeida-Junior, João E.
Santana, Diego J.
Carrillo, Juan F. C.
author Aragão, Alvaro
author_facet Aragão, Alvaro
Almeida-Junior, João E.
Santana, Diego J.
Carrillo, Juan F. C.
author_role author
author2 Almeida-Junior, João E.
Santana, Diego J.
Carrillo, Juan F. C.
author2_role author
author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Zoología
Amphibians
Predator-Prey
Natural History
topic Zoología
Amphibians
Predator-Prey
Natural History
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Amphibians play a fundamental role in aquatic and terrestrial food chains. They are frequently preyed upon by vertebrates and, less commonly, by invertebrates. Among invertebrate predators, aquatic insects of the family Belostomatidae stand out for their predatory efficiency and wide geographic distribution. Here we report a predation event of an adult male Physalaemus biligonigerus by an aquatic insect of the genus Lethocerus, observed in a temporary pond during an explosive breeding event in the municipality of Aquidauana, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. This kind of records, still poorly documented for anurans in the Pantanal, reinforces the importance of belostomatids as predators influencing the dynamics of anuran populations in temporary aquatic environments.
Asociación Herpetológica Argentina
description Amphibians play a fundamental role in aquatic and terrestrial food chains. They are frequently preyed upon by vertebrates and, less commonly, by invertebrates. Among invertebrate predators, aquatic insects of the family Belostomatidae stand out for their predatory efficiency and wide geographic distribution. Here we report a predation event of an adult male Physalaemus biligonigerus by an aquatic insect of the genus Lethocerus, observed in a temporary pond during an explosive breeding event in the municipality of Aquidauana, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. This kind of records, still poorly documented for anurans in the Pantanal, reinforces the importance of belostomatids as predators influencing the dynamics of anuran populations in temporary aquatic environments.
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