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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