Lizard predation by spiders: A review from the Neotropical and Andean regions
Abstract Vertebrate predation by invertebrates has been classically underexplored and thus underestimated, despite the fact that many arthropods consume vertebrates. To shed some light on the relevance that spider predation may have upon lizards in the Neotropical and Andean regions, we compiled the...
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| author | Claudio Reyes‐Olivares Andrés Guajardo‐Santibáñez Bernardo Segura Nicolás Zañartu Mario Penna Antonieta Labra |
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| description | Abstract Vertebrate predation by invertebrates has been classically underexplored and thus underestimated, despite the fact that many arthropods consume vertebrates. To shed some light on the relevance that spider predation may have upon lizards in the Neotropical and Andean regions, we compiled the available information in the literature on this trophic interaction. We found 50 reports of spiders consuming lizards in these regions, and the 88% of these were from the Neotropical region. Spiders belong to eight families, but Ctenidae and Theraphosidae were the most frequently reported predators. Lizards belong to 12 families, and the most commonly consumed species corresponded to the families Dactyloidae (all Anolis lizards), Gymnophthalmidae, and Sphaerodactylidae. Data suggest trophic spider–lizard associations between Ctenidae and Dactyloidae, followed by Theraphosidae and Liolaemidae. The body sizes of the spiders and lizards showed a positive relationship, and spiders were smaller than their prey. We conclude that various spider taxa can be considered lizard predators and they may be ecologically important in the Neotropical and Andean regions. However, spiders of prime predation relevance seem to be those of the Ctenidae and Theraphosidae families. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-82b1815bcb3943bcb174188ed2ccc71f2022-12-22T04:09:29ZengWileyEcology and Evolution2045-77582020-10-011020109531096410.1002/ece3.6801Lizard predation by spiders: A review from the Neotropical and Andean regionsClaudio Reyes‐Olivares0Andrés Guajardo‐Santibáñez1Bernardo Segura2Nicolás Zañartu3Mario Penna4Antonieta Labra5Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias, con mención en Ecología y Biología Evolutiva Facultad de Ciencias Universidad de Chile Santiago ChileValparaíso ChileFlora y Fauna Chile Ltda. Santiago ChilePrograma de Agronomía Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería Forestal Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Santiago ChileLaboratorio de Neuroetología Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas Facultad de Medicina Universidad de Chile Santiago ChileCentre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES) Department of Biosciences University of Oslo Oslo NorwayAbstract Vertebrate predation by invertebrates has been classically underexplored and thus underestimated, despite the fact that many arthropods consume vertebrates. To shed some light on the relevance that spider predation may have upon lizards in the Neotropical and Andean regions, we compiled the available information in the literature on this trophic interaction. We found 50 reports of spiders consuming lizards in these regions, and the 88% of these were from the Neotropical region. Spiders belong to eight families, but Ctenidae and Theraphosidae were the most frequently reported predators. Lizards belong to 12 families, and the most commonly consumed species corresponded to the families Dactyloidae (all Anolis lizards), Gymnophthalmidae, and Sphaerodactylidae. Data suggest trophic spider–lizard associations between Ctenidae and Dactyloidae, followed by Theraphosidae and Liolaemidae. The body sizes of the spiders and lizards showed a positive relationship, and spiders were smaller than their prey. We conclude that various spider taxa can be considered lizard predators and they may be ecologically important in the Neotropical and Andean regions. However, spiders of prime predation relevance seem to be those of the Ctenidae and Theraphosidae families.https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6801AnolisCentral ChileCtenidaeLiolaemuspredator–prey interactionsTheraphosidae |
| spellingShingle | Claudio Reyes‐Olivares Andrés Guajardo‐Santibáñez Bernardo Segura Nicolás Zañartu Mario Penna Antonieta Labra Lizard predation by spiders: A review from the Neotropical and Andean regions Ecology and Evolution Anolis Central Chile Ctenidae Liolaemus predator–prey interactions Theraphosidae |
| title | Lizard predation by spiders: A review from the Neotropical and Andean regions |
| title_full | Lizard predation by spiders: A review from the Neotropical and Andean regions |
| title_fullStr | Lizard predation by spiders: A review from the Neotropical and Andean regions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lizard predation by spiders: A review from the Neotropical and Andean regions |
| title_short | Lizard predation by spiders: A review from the Neotropical and Andean regions |
| title_sort | lizard predation by spiders a review from the neotropical and andean regions |
| topic | Anolis Central Chile Ctenidae Liolaemus predator–prey interactions Theraphosidae |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6801 |
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