First amphibian behavioural observation from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea: predation of a Dryophytes japonicus tadpole by Hydaticus sp. larvae

• Main Author: Amaël Borzée
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Fund for Support and Development of Protected Areas 2019-02-01
• Series: Nature Conservation Research: Zapovednaâ Nauka
• Subjects: anuran; food web; Japanese treefrog; North Korea; predation
• Online Access: http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/article/179

Data on the predator-prey relationship of small animal species is still understudied, especially in countries where scientific research is not yet widely shared, such as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Here, I report the interaction between a Hydaticus sp. larvae and a Dryophytes japonicus treefrog tadpole, where the invertebrate preyed on the vertebrate. This is the first data available on the diet of a Hydaticus sp. larvae, and the first behavioural observation of D. japonicus, in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.