Extreme feeding behaviours in the Italian wall lizard, <em>Podarcis siculus</em>

In the present paper the occurrence of cannibalism, unusual predation on small reptiles [Hemidactylus turcicus (Reptilia, Gekkonidae)], and foraging on small mammal carrion [Suncus etruscus (Mammalia, Soricidae)] by P. siculus is reported.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Massimo Capula, Gaetano Aloise
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2011-06-01
Series:Acta Herpetologica
Online Access:https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ah/article/view/1606
Description
Summary:In the present paper the occurrence of cannibalism, unusual predation on small reptiles [Hemidactylus turcicus (Reptilia, Gekkonidae)], and foraging on small mammal carrion [Suncus etruscus (Mammalia, Soricidae)] by P. siculus is reported.
ISSN:1827-9635
1827-9643