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Stanner, M., & Mendelssohn, H. (1987). The diet of varanus griseus in the southern coastal plain of israel (reptilia: sauria). Israel Journal of Zoology, 34(1-2), 67–75.
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Resource type: Journal Article BibTeX citation key: Stanner1987 View all bibliographic details |
Categories: General Keywords: Echsen = saurians, Ernährung = nutrition, Fressfeinde = predators, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises, Testudinidae, Testudo, Testudo graeca Creators: Mendelssohn, Stanner Collection: Israel Journal of Zoology |
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Abstract |
Fecal pellets were collected and analyzed microscopically during a two-year study of the desert monitor (Varanus griseus ) in a sand-dune area south of Holon. V. griseus was found to be a predator-scavenger carnivore type, eating almost any animal of appropriate size. Although 92.2% of the fecal pellets contained invertebrates (mainly arthropods), the higher frequency of occurrence of the smaller species among the invertebrates is probably due to secondary predation. The main prey items included rodents (mostly gerbils, Gerbillus sp., and jirds, Meriones sp.) bird eggs, birds, (mainly partridge chicks), skinks Chalcides sp.), fringe-toed lizards (Acanthodactylus sp.), chameleons (Chamaeleo chamaeleon ), elegant geckos (Stenodactylus sthenodactylus ), tortoises (Testudo graeca ) and snakes.
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