| Revue: | Cuadernos de herpetología |
| Base de datos: | PERIÓDICA |
| Número de sistema: | 000394752 |
| ISSN: | 0326-551X |
| Autores: | Vrcibradic, Davor1 Eisfeld, Alexia1 |
| Instituciones: | 1Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Biociencias, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil |
| Año: | 2016 |
| Volumen: | 30 |
| Número: | 2 |
| Paginación: | 75-77 |
| País: | Argentina |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Tipo de documento: | Nota breve o noticia |
| Enfoque: | Analítico, descriptivo |
| Resumen en inglés | 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 a large prey item is unusual for a snake of the genus Chironius, as is the consumption of lizards. Consumption of unusually large prey items may be more common in young snakes than in adults, possibly due to a lower availability of prey of appropriate size and/ or to a lower capacity to evaluate the size of potential prey |
| Disciplinas: | Biología |
| Palabras clave: | Anfibios y reptiles, Ecología, Depredación, Gecko, Hemidactylus mabouia, Serpientes, Hábitos alimenticios, Chironius bicarinatus |
| Keyword: | Biology, Amphibians and reptiles, Ecology, Predation, Gecko, Hemidactylus mabouia, Snakes, Feeding habits, Chironius bicarinatus |
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