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

Bangladesh Journal of Zoology

Md Mofizul Kabir²  Shahriar Rahman²  ABM Sarowar Alam¹  Kamrun Naher² 

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

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 the H. frenatus plays 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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