Predation on a tropical house gecko, <i>Hemidactylus mabouia</i> by a juvenile colubrid snake, <i>Chironius bicarinatus</i>, in a Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest area
Snakes in the Neotropical genus Chironius are mainly batrachophagous, and tend to consume relatively small prey. We present a report of a juvenile Chironius bicarinatus that had ingested a house gecko (Hemidactylus mabouia) corresponding to ca. 62% of its preserved body mass. The ingestion of such...
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| Autores principales: | Vrcibradic, Davor, Eisfeld, Alexia |
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| Formato: | Articulo Comunicacion |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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2016
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| Acceso en línea: | http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/55898 http://ppct.caicyt.gov.ar/index.php/cuadherpetol/article/view/7752/8411 |
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