Abstract
The consumption of anurans by subsistence hunters in the Brazilian Amazon is unrecorded. Given this scenario, the objective of this study is to present the first record of White-lipped Frog consumption by subsistence hunters in the Amazon region of Rondônia. The data were collected through interviews with two migrant hunters from the state of Espírito Santo, currently residing in the municipality of Itapuã do Oeste in Rondônia. The hunters used to consume white-lipped frog (possibly Leptodactylus latrans) in their state of origin, and after locating a similar species (Leptodactylus macrosternum) and confirming the possibility of consumption with the mother through WhatsApp, they started consuming the frog. This record demonstrates how certain habits related to the consumption of wild animals can be maintained in new locations and how instant messaging tools can collaborate with information exchange about game species.
Highlights
Both interviewees reported that when they entered the state of Rondônia they continued their hunting activity, which did not include white-lipped frogs as a target species
They affirmed that they were the only ones in the region who did this type of hunting and that everybody else observed it with strangeness, due to the fact that white-lipped frogs are not edible animals in the state of Rondônia, and are considered repulsive, which is related to the presence of poison in these animals
The frogs in the dry season and at the beginning of the rainy season have a small body size, not having a positive cost-benefit ratio for capture. This observation highlights the relationship of the hunters’ knowledge to the aspects related to the reproduction of the species (OLIVEIRA; FREIRE, 2015, confirming the observations of Camurugi et al (2017). Another aspect highlighted by the interviewees regarding the size, is that the frogs have not yet reproduced, and their removal would be negative for the population, emphasizing that hunters adopt fauna management measures based on their observations (OLIVEIRA; CALOURO, 2019)
Summary
Both interviewees reported that when they entered the state of Rondônia they continued their hunting activity, which did not include white-lipped frogs as a target species. This species can be found in the most diverse environments with different levels of preservation in the state of Rondônia (CALDERON et al, 2009), facilitating its location and capture.
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