Diet and first report of batracophagy in Leptodactylus podicipinus (Anura: Leptodactylidae)

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Table 1. Prey categories found in the stomachs of Leptodactylus podicipinus in Pantanal, Midwest Brazil. N = Percentage of the number individuals registered; V = Percentage of volume occupied by prey item in entire sample (in mm³); F = Percentage of frequency of occurrence of prey category; IRI = Index of Relative Importance.

Prey category	N (%)	V (%)	F (%)	IRI
Annelidae	3.1	1.7	3.4	8.7
Anura	0.8	5.4	1.7	5.9
Acari	1.6	0.0	3.4	3.4
Araneae	3.1	2.9	5.1	14.2
Blattaria	2.4	5.6	3.4	16.7
Coleoptera	37.0	26.6	23.7	1009.7
Coleoptera larvae	1.6	2.7	1.7	5.9
Collembola	1.6	0.0	1.7	1.7
Diptera	6.3	0.6	6.8	10.3
Hemiptera	14.2	10.9	11.9	157.14
Hymenoptera	9.4	1.5	10.2	24.6
Isoptera	0.8	0.2	1.7	1.9
Lepidoptera larvae	0.8	2.5	1.7	3.7
Mantodea	0.8	0.4	1.7	2.0
NI	4.7	1.6	8.5	16.2
Odonata	0.8	4.3	1.7	5.1
Odonata larvae	3.9	7.6	6.8	36.8
Orthoptera	6.3	24.7	3.4	158.9
Thysanura	0.8	0.7	1.7	2.3

Figure 1. The post-metamorphic Rhinella schneideri (left – ZUFMS-AMP07830) preyed by an adult male of Leptodactylus podicipinus (right – ZUFMS-AMP07820) in Pantanal, Midwest Brazil.

Note: Scale bar = 1 cm.