Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) predation on an Augrabies flat lizard (Platysaurus broadleyi)

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dc.contributor.authorBaxter-Gilbert, Jamesen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorParsons, Julianen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBostock, Charlotteen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorRiley, Julia L.en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-22T10:11:19Z
dc.date.available2022-08-22T10:11:19Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionCITATION: Baxter-Gilbert, J. et al. 2019. Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) predation on an Augrabies flat lizard (Platysaurus broadleyi). The Herpetological Bulletin, 148: 37-38. doi:10.33256/hb148.3738
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dc.description.abstractOn 27 August 2018 at Augrabies Falls National Park (28.5942° S, 20.3381° E) we observed an adult Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) foraging adjacent to the main waterfall along a rock shelf midway down the cliff-side. At 15:37 h we saw the bird capturing and swallowing an Augrabies flat lizard (Platysaurus broadleyi; Fig. 1). This observation is noteworthy as to date the primary predators of Augrabies flat lizards are known to be raptors (e.g. Rock Kestrel, Falco rupicolus, and Booted Eagles, Aquila pennatus) and sand snakes (Psammophis sp.), with other potential predators being mongooses and large arthropods, such as spiders and centipedes (Whiting, 2002; A. Jenkins pers. comm.). Hamerkop, to the best of our knowledge, have not been documented previously to consume reptiles, and as such there have been no previous observations of them eating this specific lizard species. The known diet of Hamerkop consists of frogs, particularly of the genus Xenopus, insects, and fish (Skead, 1953; Liversidge, 1963; Dean & MacDonald, 1981; Kahl, 1987; Yohannes, et al., 2014).en_ZA
dc.description.urihttps://www.thebhs.org/publications/the-herpetological-bulletin/issue-number-148-summer-2019/1949-10-hamerkop-i-scopus-umbretta-i-predation-on-an-augrabies-flat-lizard-i-platysaurus-broadleyi-i
dc.description.urihttps://www.thebhs.org/publications/the-herpetological-bulletin/issue-number-148-summer-2019/1949-10-hamerkop-i-scopus-umbretta-i-predation-on-an-augrabies-flat-lizard-i-platysaurus-broadleyi-i
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dc.format.extent2 pages : illustrations (some color)en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBaxter-Gilbert, J. et al. 2019. Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) predation on an Augrabies flat lizard (Platysaurus broadleyi). The Herpetological Bulletin, 148: 37-38. doi:10.33256/hb148.3738
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/125641
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.subjectHamerkop (Scopus umbretta) -- Augrabies Falls National Parken_ZA
dc.subjectAugrabies flat lizard (Platysaurus broadleyi) -- Augrabies Falls National Parken_ZA
dc.subjectLizards -- Predators of -- Ecologyen_ZA
dc.subjectPlatysaurus broadleyi -- Classificationen_ZA
dc.subjectAugrabies Falls National Park -- Managementen_ZA
dc.titleHamerkop (Scopus umbretta) predation on an Augrabies flat lizard (Platysaurus broadleyi)en_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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