Habitat selection of Asiatic toad, <Emphasis Type="Italic">Bufo gargarizans</Emphasis> (Cantor, 1842), in southwestern China |
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| Authors: | Tonglei Yu Yanshu Guo Xin Lu |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Shih-Pai, 11221 Taipei, Taiwan;(2) Department of Medicine Research and Education, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan;(3) Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan;(4) Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan |
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| Abstract: | We studied feeding and shelter site selection by an Asiatic toad(Bufo gargarizans) from March to November 2006 in southwestern China. Toads emerged to select significantly more often bare surfaces or low
vegetable as feeding sites at night. Toads used daily shelters similar to those described for other terrestrial amphibians,
but vegetable cover was a crucial factor for their shelter selection in lacking rock crevices and hollow trees. At the same
time, our results showed surficial temperatures greatly influenced feeding activity of toads. |
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