Simophis rhinostoma (squamata: colubridae): feeding habits and defensive behavior

The biology of Simophis rhinostoma (Schlegel, 1837) is poorly known. There are no enough information about its diet, just about feeding on anurans and, in captivity, there are records of lizards ingestion. We present the first record of fish ingestion by S. rhinostoma, a colubrid inhabiting the Atla...

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Những tác giả chính: Cavalcanti de Albuquerque, Circe, Puorto, Giuseppe, Travaglia-Cardoso, Silvia Regina
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Ngôn ngữ:eng
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Được phát hành: Instituto de Ecología, A.C. 2021
Truy cập trực tuyến:https://azm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/azm/article/view/1022
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Tóm tắt:The biology of Simophis rhinostoma (Schlegel, 1837) is poorly known. There are no enough information about its diet, just about feeding on anurans and, in captivity, there are records of lizards ingestion. We present the first record of fish ingestion by S. rhinostoma, a colubrid inhabiting the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado areas, also some behavior aspects during feeding.