Snake shed skin consumed by Kinosternon vogti: a case of interspecific keratophagy
Some reptile species can consume their own shed skin or that of conspecifics; despite its prevalence, the benefits of eating shed skin remain poorly understood. Here, we report a field observation in which a Vallarta Mud Turtle (Kinosternon vogti) consumed a snake shed skin of Masticophis lineatus (...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2023-09-01
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| Series: | Herpetozoa |
| Online Access: | https://herpetozoa.pensoft.net/article/109138/download/pdf/ |