Occidozyga martensii is widely distributed from southern China to Malaysia. However, there is a lack of data on the dietary ecology of this species. In this study, we investigated the diet of O. martensii from Ba Den Mountain Cultural and Historical Complex, Tay Ninh Province, Vietnam. The stomach-flushing method was employed to obtain stomach contents of 112 individuals (including 48 males and 64 females) at three sites. We identified 26 prey categories from 308 food items, including 307 items of invertebrates and one amphibian. The food spectrum of O. martensii consists of 11 insect orders (Blattodea, Dermaptera, Isoptera, Hemiptera, Lepidoptera, Thysanura, Orthoptera, Coleoptera, Diptera, Trichoptera, Hymenoptera), other invertebrate groups (Gastropoda, Araneae, Decapoda, Scolopendromorpha), and a small frog. The frequency of prey occurrence for these categories ranges from 1.16% to 20.93%. Coleoptera (20.93%), Hymenoptera (17.44%), Araneae (15.12%), Lepidoptera (13.95%), and Isoptera (11.63%) are the important prey categories in terms of occurrence.
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28 August 2024
Feeding Ecology of Occidozyga martensii (Peters, 1867) (Amphibia: Anura: Dicroglossidae) from Vietnam
Anh Van Pham,
Duong Anh Thi To,
My Tra Phan,
Thuong Thi Tran,
Vien Hong Thi Nguyen,
Cuong The Pham,
Minh Duc Le,
Truong Quang Nguyen
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Current Herpetology
Vol. 43 • No. 2
August 2024
Vol. 43 • No. 2
August 2024
Ba Den Mountain Cultural and Historical Complex
diet
food items
Occidozyga martensii
Prey categories
