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In addition, we present data on the diet and trophic niche overlap of these syntopic anuran species. Using the stomach-flushing method, we analyzed stomach contents of 26 individuals of\n                    <jats:italic>M. heymonsi<\/jats:italic>\n                    , 42 individuals of\n                    <jats:italic>M. mukhlesuri<\/jats:italic>\n                    , and 48 individuals of\n                    <jats:italic>O. lingnanica<\/jats:italic>\n                    . We found 878 prey items, belonging to five insect orders (Coleoptera, Hemiptera, Hymenoptera, Isoptera, Thysanoptera) and Araneae in the diet of\n                    <jats:italic>Microhyla mukhlesuri<\/jats:italic>\n                    ; 501 prey items, belonging to three insect orders (Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, Isoptera) in\n                    <jats:italic>M. heymonsi<\/jats:italic>\n                    ; and 280 prey items, belonging to eight insect orders (Coleoptera, Diptera, Hemiptera, Hymenoptera, Isoptera, Lepidoptera, Orthoptera, Thysanoptera), Decapoda, Isopoda, Gastropoda, Araneae, and Gobiiformes in\n                    <jats:italic>Occidozyga lingnanica<\/jats:italic>\n                    . The highest frequency of occurrence (%F) of prey items identified in\n                    <jats:italic>O. lingnanica<\/jats:italic>\n                    was Coleoptera (48.25%), whereas the highest frequency of occurrence of prey items identified in\n                    <jats:italic>M. heymonsi<\/jats:italic>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic>M. mukhlesuri<\/jats:italic>\n                    was Isoptera (55.81% and 40.91%, respectively). The trophic niche breadth was highest in\n                    <jats:italic>O. lingnanica<\/jats:italic>\n                    (\n                    <jats:italic>\n                      B\n                      <jats:sub>sta<\/jats:sub>\n                    <\/jats:italic>\n                    = 0.33), followed by\n                    <jats:italic>M. mukhlesuri<\/jats:italic>\n                    (\n                    <jats:italic>\n                      B\n                      <jats:sub>sta<\/jats:sub>\n                    <\/jats:italic>\n                    = 0.06), and the lowest values of niche breadth was recorded for\n                    <jats:italic>M. heymonsi<\/jats:italic>\n                    (\n                    <jats:italic>\n                      B\n                      <jats:sub>sta<\/jats:sub>\n                    <\/jats:italic>\n                    = 0.02). The overlap of trophic niche (\n                    <jats:italic>\n                      O\n                      <jats:sub>jk<\/jats:sub>\n                    <\/jats:italic>\n                    ) was 97% between\n                    <jats:italic>M. mukhlesuri<\/jats:italic>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic>M. heymonsi<\/jats:italic>\n                    , 49% between\n                    <jats:italic>M. heymonsi<\/jats:italic>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic>O. lingnanica<\/jats:italic>\n                    , and 47% between\n                    <jats:italic>O. lingnanica<\/jats:italic>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic>M. mukhlesuri<\/jats:italic>\n                    .\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3897\/zookeys.1277.185967","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,17]],"date-time":"2026-04-17T10:34:21Z","timestamp":1776422061000},"page":"301-317","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Re-description, diet, and trophic niche overlap of three syntopic anuran species (Amphibia, Anura) in the Kim Bang Proposed Species and Habitat Conservation Area, Vietnam"],"prefix":"10.3897","volume":"1277","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3744-3054","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Vien Hong Thi","family":"Nguyen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Resources and Environment, University of Sciences, Thai Nguyen University, Thai Nguyen, Vietnam"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5158-4526","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Cuong The","family":"Pham","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Biology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam"},{"name":"Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6601-0880","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Truong Quang","family":"Nguyen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Biology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam"},{"name":"Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2953-2815","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Minh","family":"Le","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Central Institute for Natural Resources and Environmental Studies, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam"},{"name":"Department of Herpetology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, United States of America"},{"name":"Faculty of Environmental Sciences, University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0000-5097-8531","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Minh Duc","family":"Le","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Environmental Sciences, University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6023-3418","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Anh Van","family":"Pham","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Environmental Sciences, University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"2258","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,17]]},"reference":[{"key":"185967_B1","unstructured":"Beaupre SJ, Jacobson ER, Lillywhite HB, Zamudio K (2004) Guidelines for Use of Live Amphibians and Reptiles in Field and Laboratory Research. 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