01323nas a2200169   4500008004100000245016600041210006900207260001400276300001000290490000700300520072400307100002101031700002401052700002201076700002001098856003501118       2004                        eng d00aThe caecilian amphibian Scolecomorphus kirkii Boulenger as prey of the burrowing asp Atractaspis aterrima Gunther: trophic relationships of fossorial vertebrates0 acaecilian amphibian Scolecomorphus kirkii Boulenger as prey of t  cJune 2004  a83-870 v423 aA report is given of an adult caecilian, Scolecomorphus kirkii, found in the gut of a specimen of the snake Atractaspis aterrima from the Udzungwa Mountains, Tanzania. Both predator and prey are largely fossorial in soil, and their ecology is poorly known, such that this is the first reported predator of any scolecomorphid caecilian. The caecilian was ingested head first and much of the flesh from the anterior of the specimen had been digested. The prey/predator mass ratio is 0.48. This value is substantially higher than reported for A. aterrima from West Africa, and refutes the notion that this species feeds only on small prey. Most reported predators of caecilians are snakes, and a brief review is presented.1 aGower, David, J.1 aRasmussen, Jens, B.1 aLoader, Simon, P.1 aWilkinson, Mark  u<Go to ISI>://PREV20040032171301178nas a2200169   4500008004100000245006700041210006600108260001300174300001000187490000700197520067900204100002000883700002000903700002100923700002900944856003500973       2007                        eng d00aAmphibian abundance and diversity in Meru National Park, Kenya0 aAmphibian abundance and diversity in Meru National Park Kenya  cMar 2007  a55-610 v453 a{The diversity and abundance of amphibians were investigated in Meru National Park, Kenya, using transect sampling, drift-fence and pitfall trapping and opportunistic collecting. A total of 430 individuals under seven genera (Amietophrynus, Hemisus, Hyperolius, Phrynobatrachus, Phrynomantis, Ptychadena, Xenopus) comprising eleven species were sampled in three different habitats (apart from this, two additional species are known from Meru National Park): Acacia-wooded grassland; Combretum-wooded grassland; Acacia-Commiphora bushland. The sex ratio for almost all species was balanced (chi-square, chi(2); P > 0.5) and was not affected by habitat type (ANOVA: F = 8.30261 aWasonga, Victor1 aBekele, Afework1 aLötters, Stefan1 aBalakrishnan, Mundanthra  u<Go to ISI>://PREV200700195265