POSSIBLE PREDATION EVENT ON A BROWN ANOLE Anolis sagrei (SQUAMATA: ANOLIDAE) BY A MEXICAN RED RUMP TARANTULA Tliltocatl vagans (ARANEAE: THERAPHOSIDAE) IN QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO

The diet of spiders belonging to the Theraphosidae family consists mainly of large insects and other terrestrial arthropods such as centipedes, millipedes, and other arachnids; nevertheless, the biggest species occasionally feed on small vertebrates such as lizards, mice, bats, birds, and snakes. We report an observation of a possible predation event of the Mexican Red Rump Tarantula (Tliltocatl vagans) on a Brown Anole (Anolis sagrei) during the night on 29 May 2014, in the garden area of a residence located in Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico.