Gut contents of common house gecko, Hemidactylus frenatus (Schlegel, 1836) in Jahangirnagar university campus, Savar, Bangladesh

Bangladesh Journal of Zoology

Md Mofizul Kabir¹  Shahriar Rahman¹  Kamrun Naher¹  ABM Sarowar Alam² 

[1] Department of Zoology, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1213;Wildlife Biologist, IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature), Bangladesh Country Office, Dhaka-1213

关键词: Feeding Behavior;    Pest Control;    Insects;    Lizard;   

DOI  :  10.3329/bjz.v41i2.23325

学科分类：动物科学

来源: Zoological Society of Bangladesh

【 摘 要 】

Gut contents of Common House Gecko ( Hemidactylus frenatus)collected from Jahangirnagar University campus, Savar, Dhaka were analysed. Sixteen different food items were identified of which most were insects. Insects from the order Orthoptera were the highest (32.66%) followed by the Coleopterans (18.36%), Diptera (14.28%), Hymenoptera (10.20%), Homoptera (10.20%), Lepidoptera (8.16%) and Hemiptera (6.14%). It is evident that theH. frenatusplays an important role in biological pest control consuming 39.13% insects which are harmful to crops, fruits and vegetables; 19.56% insects responsible for plant damage, 8.56% insects injurious to cotton, 6.52% garden pests, 6.52% were house hold pests, 4.32% destructive to plant seeds and roots of beans and cereals and remaining 15.21% were useful insects. Female consumed more than males.Bangladesh J. Zool.41 (2): 229-232, 2013

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