White-nosed Coati (Nasua narica) a predator of the Yellow-headed Caecilian (Oscaecilia ochrocephala) in Panama: Coatí de nariz blanca (Nasua narica), un depredador de la cecilia de cabeza amarilla (Oscaecilia ochrocephala) en Panamá

We report a rare event of predation by the White-nosed Coati (Nasua narica) on the Yellow-headed Cecilia (Oscaecilia ochrocephala), during the wildlife monitoring, rescue and relocation process of the “Cerro Cucaracha” project within the Canal de Panama, through direct observation and photographic r...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fuentes, Rogemif
Format: Online
Language:spa
Published: Universidad Autónoma de Chiriquí 2024
Online Access:https://revistas.unachi.ac.pa/index.php/vidanatural/article/view/706
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Summary:We report a rare event of predation by the White-nosed Coati (Nasua narica) on the Yellow-headed Cecilia (Oscaecilia ochrocephala), during the wildlife monitoring, rescue and relocation process of the “Cerro Cucaracha” project within the Canal de Panama, through direct observation and photographic recording, this predator-prey relationship has been scarcely documented in Panama, with which we make a valuable contribution to the knowledge of this ecological interaction; considering that to expand this type of records it is necessary to increase the observation time in the field or implement sampling methodologies such as camera trap stations.