Predation of Oscaecilia bassleri (Gymnophiona: Caecilidae) by Anilius scytale (Serpentes: Aniliidae) in southeast Peru



Document title: Predation of Oscaecilia bassleri (Gymnophiona: Caecilidae) by Anilius scytale (Serpentes: Aniliidae) in southeast Peru
Journal: Cuadernos de herpetología
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000396844
ISSN: 0326-551X
Authors: 1
2
Institutions: 1Crees Foundation, Cusco. Perú
2University of Glasgow, Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, Glasgow, Lanark. Reino Unido
Year:
Volumen: 30
Number: 1
Pages: 29-30
Country: Argentina
Language: Inglés
Document type: Nota breve o noticia
Approach: Analítico, descriptivo
English abstract We report an event of predation between two fossorial species; the snake Anilius scytale on the caecilian Oscaecilia bassleri , from the Manu Biosphere Reserve, southeast Peru. This is the first ever report of predation on O. bassleri and complements information known about the feeding ecology of A. scytale
Disciplines: Biología
Keyword: Anfibios y reptiles,
Ecología,
Depredación,
Oscaecilia bassleri,
Serpientes,
Anilius scytale,
Reserva de la Biosfera Manu
Keyword: Biology,
Amphibians and reptiles,
Ecology,
Predation,
Oscaecilia bassleri,
Snakes,
Anilius scytale,
Manu Biosphere Reserve
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