SIGHTING OF AN INTERACTION BETWEEN A

Abstract- Otters are opportunistic feeders in that they feed upon whatever available prey. Sightings of live otters in their natural environment are uncommon, mainly because otters are known to have shy habits, avoiding human presence. Despite the fact that reptiles are listed in the neotropical otter´s diet, they just constitute a small part of it. This paper aims to report an unusual sighting of interaction between a neotropical otter, Lontra longicaudis, and a Teju lizard, Tupinambis merianae, in a lagoon environment of southern Brazil, characterized as predation