Table 1.
Number of prey during different life larval stages in Lepidobatrachus spp.
| Species | Stages | n | Anurans | Crustaceans | Mollusks | Insects |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lepidobtrachus laevis | Limb bud | 8 | Rhinella major (74), Leptodactylus latinasus (26), Lepidobatrachus laevis (1) | Daphnia (1) | – | Larvae (2) |
| Digit differentiation | 7 | Rhinela schneideri (2), R. major (15), Leptodactylus bufonius (3), Scinax sp. (5), Dermatonotus muelleri (10), Pseudis paradoxa (3), Lepidobatrachus laevis (1) | Daphnia (13), Hyallela (15), Triops (1) | – | – | |
| Limb growth | 19 | Scinax sp. (8), Leptodactlus bufonius (3)¸ Dermatonotus muelleri (3), Rhinella major (2), R. schneideri (1), Pseudis paradoxa (2), Physalaemus biligonigerus (1) Ceratophrys cranwelli (1) | Daphnia (25), Hyallela (35), Triops (3) | Biomphalaria (2) | Hemiptera (2), Coleoptera (5), Hymenoptera (1) | |
| Metamorphosis | 14 | Scinax sp. (4), Dermatonotus muelleri (2), Physalaemus biligonigerus (6) | Hyallela (10), Daphnia (18), Triops (1) | Biomphalaria (3) | Coleoptera (16) Larvae (2) | |
| Lepidobtrachus llanenesis | Limb bud | 4 | – | Hyallela (17) | – | – |
| Digit differentiation | 4 | Chacophrys pierottii (6), Leptodactylus sp. (24) | Hyallela (29), Daphnia (7) | – | Larvae (2) | |
| Limb growth | 14 | Chacophrys pierottii (2), Leptodactylus bufonius (3), Indet (2) | Hyallela (39), Daphnia (44), Triops (1) | – | Coleoptera (3), larvae (3) | |
| Metamorphosis | 7 | Chacophrys pierottii (1) | Daphnia (12) | – | Coleoptera (5) | |
| Indet (2) | Hyallela (70) | Larvae (1) |