Vol. 24 Núm. 3 (2008)
Artículos originales

Feeding habits of the american crocodile, Crocodylus acutus (Cuvier, 1807) (Reptilia: Crocodylidae) in the Southern Coast of Quintana Roo, México.

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  • Alejandro Villegas,
  • Juan Jacobo Schmitter-Soto
Alejandro Villegas
Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Unidad Xochimilco. Calzada delHueso 1100, Col. Villa Quietud, Delegación Coyoacán, C.P. 04960, MÉXICO, D.F.
Juan Jacobo Schmitter-Soto
El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Av. Centenario km 5.5, 77900, Chetumal, Quintana Roo,MÉXICO
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21829/azm.2008.243911

Publicado 10-12-2008

Palabras clave

  • Crocodylus acutus,
  • Quintana Roo,
  • stomach contents,
  • feeding habits

Cómo citar

Villegas, A., & Schmitter-Soto, J. J. (2008). Feeding habits of the american crocodile, Crocodylus acutus (Cuvier, 1807) (Reptilia: Crocodylidae) in the Southern Coast of Quintana Roo, México. ACTA ZOOLÓGICA MEXICANA (N.S.), 24(3), 117–124. https://doi.org/10.21829/azm.2008.243911

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Resumen

Between January and September 2006, 21 crocodiles (Crocodylus acutus) were captured and six were recaptured in four lagoons located in the southern coast of Quintana Roo. Stomach contents were obtained in order to identify prey items, which were analyzed by the frequency and volume method. In decreasing order of importance, prey items were fish, crustaceans, birds, mammals and insects. Diet of crocodiles changed considerably according to their body size. Adult crocodiles added larger preys (birds and mammals) to their diet; fish and crustaceans were present in the diet at all sizes, thus showing the
importance of these prey in the diet of American crocodiles.

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