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New record and diet of a poorly known frog, <i>Amolops daorum</i> (Amphibia, Anura) from Vietnam.


ABSTRACT: As a result of our field surveys, a new population of the Dao Frog, Amolops daorum (Bain, Lathrop, Murphy, Orlov & Ho, 2003), was found in Son La Province, northern Vietnam, and its identification was based on molecular and morphological analyses. To date, knowledge about the natural history of this species is scarce, including data on its dietary ecology. Using the stomach-flushing method, we analyzed stomach contents of 132 individuals (81 males and 51 females) of A. daorum. We found 501 prey items (458 invertebrates, one vertebrate, and 15 unidentified items), belonging to 11 insect orders (Blattodea, Coleoptera, Dermaptera, Diptera, Hemiptera, Hymenoptera, Isoptera, Lepidoptera, Odonata, Orthoptera, Plecoptera), insect larvae, Araneae, Opiliones, Mollusca, Polydesmida, Sc

SUBMITTER: Pham AV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12701358 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature