Known prey organisms

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Anura preys on:
Insecta
Hemiptera
Diptera
Araneae
Gastropoda
algae
detritus
angiosperms
Lepidoptera
Orchelimum vulgare
Pseudacris triseriata
Plethodon cinereus
Storeria dekayi
Gallinula chloropus
Amazilia tzacatl
Mellisuga helenae

Based on studies in:
Canada: Manitoba (Grassland)
Malawi (River)
Malaysia (Swamp)
Africa, Crocodile Creek, Lake Nyasa (Lake or pond)
Russia (Agricultural)

This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.

G. Fryer, The trophic interrelationships and ecology of some littoral communities of Lake Nyasa, Proc. London Zool. Soc. 132:153-229, from p. 219 (1959).
N. N. Smirnov, Food cycles in sphagnous bogs, Hydrobiologia 17:175-182, from p. 179 (1961).
T. Mizuno and J. I. Furtado, Food chain. In: Tasek Bera, J. I. Furtado and S. Mori, Eds. (Junk, The Hague, Netherlands, 1982), pp. 357-359, from p. 358.
G. Fryer, 1957. The trophic interrelationships and ecology of some littoral communities of Lake Nyasa with special reference to the fishes, and a discussion of the evolution of a group of rock-frequenting Cichlidae. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 132:153-281, f
R. D. Bird, Biotic communities of the Aspen Parkland of central Canada, Ecology, 11:356-442, from p. 406 (1930).
R. D. Bird, Biotic communities of the Aspen Parkland of central Canada, Ecology, 11:356-442, from p. 383 (1930).
Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 16, 2011 at http://animaldiversity.org. http://www.animaldiversity.org