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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| author | Fabio G. Cupul-Magaña Nadin E. López-González Ilse K. Barraza-Soltero Torsten Blanck Peter Praschag Shannon Diruzzo Taggert G. Butterfield Armando H. Escobedo-Galván |
| author_facet | Fabio G. Cupul-Magaña Nadin E. López-González Ilse K. Barraza-Soltero Torsten Blanck Peter Praschag Shannon Diruzzo Taggert G. Butterfield Armando H. Escobedo-Galván |
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| description | 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 (Bocourt, 1890) in Bahía de Banderas, Nayarit, Mexico. This type of record could allow us to understand the keratophagous behaviour between and within reptile species. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0ef86443e4a6460abf511f49d5374f8b2023-09-21T08:11:07ZengPensoft PublishersHerpetozoa2682-955X2023-09-013625926210.3897/herpetozoa.36.e109138109138Snake shed skin consumed by Kinosternon vogti: a case of interspecific keratophagyFabio G. Cupul-Magaña0Nadin E. López-González1Ilse K. Barraza-Soltero2Torsten Blanck3Peter Praschag4Shannon Diruzzo5Taggert G. Butterfield6Armando H. Escobedo-Galván7Universidad de GuadalajaraUniversidad de GuadalajaraStaatliches Museum für Naturkunde StuttgartTurtle IslandTurtle IslandTurtle IslandEstudiantes Conservando la Naturaleza A.C.Universidad de GuadalajaraSome 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 (Bocourt, 1890) in Bahía de Banderas, Nayarit, Mexico. This type of record could allow us to understand the keratophagous behaviour between and within reptile species.https://herpetozoa.pensoft.net/article/109138/download/pdf/ |
| spellingShingle | Fabio G. Cupul-Magaña Nadin E. López-González Ilse K. Barraza-Soltero Torsten Blanck Peter Praschag Shannon Diruzzo Taggert G. Butterfield Armando H. Escobedo-Galván Snake shed skin consumed by Kinosternon vogti: a case of interspecific keratophagy Herpetozoa |
| title | Snake shed skin consumed by Kinosternon vogti: a case of interspecific keratophagy |
| title_full | Snake shed skin consumed by Kinosternon vogti: a case of interspecific keratophagy |
| title_fullStr | Snake shed skin consumed by Kinosternon vogti: a case of interspecific keratophagy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Snake shed skin consumed by Kinosternon vogti: a case of interspecific keratophagy |
| title_short | Snake shed skin consumed by Kinosternon vogti: a case of interspecific keratophagy |
| title_sort | snake shed skin consumed by kinosternon vogti a case of interspecific keratophagy |
| url | https://herpetozoa.pensoft.net/article/109138/download/pdf/ |
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