Ecological features of Telmatobius chusmisensis (Anura: Telmatobiidae), a poorly known species from northern Chile

Cannibalism in Telmatobius rubigo (Anura: Telmatobiidae) and comments on seasonal variation of diet

“…This resulted in a narrower trophic niche of T. rubigo in the dry season with intermediate and non-significant diet overlaps between dry and wet seasons (Table 1). This result contrasts with the Chilean Altiplano species of Telmatobius, that have no or slight variation in its diet between wet and dry seasons (Lobos et al 2018(Lobos et al , 2021. This shift in food preferences could be related to a change in the environmental offer of allochthonous and aquatic prey items during the summer months in the Central Andean Puna ecoregion.…”