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ANAXYRUS BOREAS (Boreal Toad Eggs). PREDATION

Authors: Benjamin Lafrance; Nina Moore; David S Pilliod; Erin Muths
Contribution Number: 826
Abstract/Summary

We observed multiple toads in amplexus and depositing egg strings among the vegetation. The following night (2230 h on 28 May 2021) a convergence of over a dozen Western Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma mavortium) individuals was observed consuming A. boreas eggs that had been deposited 24-48 hours earlier

Publication details
Published Date: 2022
Outlet/Publisher: Herpetological Review
Media Format: .PDF

ARMI Organizational Units:
Rocky Mountains, Southern - Biology
Topics:
Species and their Ecology
Place Names:
Wyoming
Keywords:
amphibians
behavior
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