Physical contact between a native frog (Leiopelma pakeka) and a carnivorous land snail (Powelliphanta hochstetteri obscura): what was going on?

Autor:	Ben D. Bell, Luke J. Easton, Christopher K. Woolley, Kath J. Walker
Rok vydání:	2018
Předmět:	0106 biological sciences biology Range (biology) Land snail Zoology Snail biology.organism_classification 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Predation 010601 ecology biology.animal Leiopelma pakeka Animal Science and Zoology Powelliphanta hochstetteri Invertebrate
Zdroj:	New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 46:182-187
ISSN:	1175-8821 0301-4223
Popis:	On 8 May 2018 at 23:15 h physical contact was observed between an adult carnivorous land snail (Powelliphanta hochstetteri obscura) and an adult Maud Island frog (Leiopelma pakeka) on Te Pākeka/Maud Island, Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand. The land snail (40–45 mm diameter) was on its back with its foot under the frog (38.5 mm snout-vent length), raising the possibility that this was a predation attempt by the snail. Carnivorous endemic land snails are only known to consume a range of invertebrate species, especially earthworms. Our observation suggests that these snails might also opportunistically attempt to consume small ground vertebrates, although definitive evidence is required.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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