Food composition of Ocellated Skink, Chalcides ocellatus (Forskal, 1775) (Squamata: Scincidae), from the Cyprus Island
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2013
Yazarlar: Kerim ÇİÇEK, BAYRAM GÖÇMEN
Acta Herpetologica, SCI Expanded İndekslerine Giren Dergi, Uluslararası, Wos, 2013, cilt 8, ss 167-170
DOI: 10.13128/acta_herpetol-13404
Özet
We examined the food composition of the museum specimens of Chalcides ocellatus (Forskal, 1775) collected from Morphou (= Güzelyurt) and Gönyeli (Nicosia District, Northern Cyprus). The stomach contents of 41 (23 males, 11 females, and 7 juveniles) individuals were analyzed, and totally 86 prey items were detected. The species was found to feed mainly on a variety of insects (94.3%) and particularly on coleopterans (62.1%). No statistically significant sex- or age-dependent difference was observed in the feeding regime. In conclusion, the diet of C.ocellatus was based mainly on insects and other arthropods.