Philippine Journal of Science
150 (S1): 1-3, Special Issue on Biodiversity
ISSN 0031 – 7683
Date Received: 19 Aug 2020

Predation of the Philippine Pit Viper
Trimeresurus cf. flavomaculatus (Gray, 1842)
on the Invasive Cane Toad Rhinella marina
(Linnaeus, 1758) in Albay, Philippines

Cyrus Job P. dela Cruz¹*, Gene Nuyda Pauyo², and John Ronel Gil³

¹Bicol University, College of Agriculture and Forestry Graduate Program
Guinobatan, Albay, Philippines
²Muladbucad Grande, Guinobatan, Albay, Bicol, Philippines
³Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo, Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, UAE

*Corresponding author: cjpdc.haynayanatbuhayilang@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

This paper reports the first mortality case of Philippine pit viper Trimeresurus cf. flavomaculatus (Gray, 1842) by predating an invasive cane toad Rhinella marina (Linnaeus, 1758) from Muladbucad Grande, Guinobatan, Albay, Philippines. This observation contributes to the knowledge of the direct impact of Rhinella marina involving the death of an endemic species through lethal toxic ingestion.