NOTES ON DIET COMPOSITION OF FIVE SPECIES OF THE FAMILY SCINCIDAE (REPTILIA: SQUAMATA) FROM NAM DONG RARE AND PRECIOUS GYMNOSPERMS CONSERVATION AREA, THANH HOA PROVINCE


Authors

  • Luong Thi Khanh Linh Center for Nature Conservation and Development
  • Luu Quang Vinh Vietnam National University of Forestry

Keywords:

Diet, ecology, Nam Dong Conservation Area, skinks

Abstract

We conducted the stomach content analyses of 15 specimens in five species of the Scincidae family. These examined species were collected in Nam Dong rare and precious gymnosperms conservation area, Thanh Hoa Province. The analyzed stomach contents of one specimen of Grass Sun Skink Eutropis macularius (Blyth, 1853), three specimens of Reeves’ Smooth Skink Scincella reevesii (Gray, 1838), three specimens of Forest Skink Sphenomorphus cryptotis Darevsky, Orlov & Ho, 2004, five specimens of Himalayan Forest Skink Sphenomorphus indicus (Gray, 1853) and three specimens of Hainan water skink Tropidophorus hainanus (Smith,1923) revealed in total 71 prey items. Almost stomachs of the 15 examined specimens were full of prey items, except in the stomach of three specimens of Hainan water skink Tropidophorus hainanus. There were very little prey items in T. hainanus, compared to the other skink species. Most preys were ticks, followed by spiders, woodlice, cockchafer and ants. Some materials like sand, bit of stone, plant fragments were excluded from the analysis. Among the five examined species, we found the highest prey taxon diversity for Grass Sun Skink Eutropis macularius, the lowest prey taxon diversity for Himalayan Forest Skink Tropidophorus hainanus and Reeves’ Smooth Skink Scincella reevesii. It is very likely that the prey taxon diversity was correlated with the different sample sizes of the skinks.

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Published

28-12-2021

How to Cite

Thi Khanh Linh, L., & Quang Vinh, L. (2021). NOTES ON DIET COMPOSITION OF FIVE SPECIES OF THE FAMILY SCINCIDAE (REPTILIA: SQUAMATA) FROM NAM DONG RARE AND PRECIOUS GYMNOSPERMS CONSERVATION AREA, THANH HOA PROVINCE. Journal of Forestry Science and Technology, (12), 092–098. Retrieved from https://journal.vnuf.edu.vn/en/article/view/453

Issue

No. 12 (2021)

Section

Resource management & Environment

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