Diet of Thamnodynastes strigatus (Serpentes, Colubridae) in southern Brazil

Diet of Thamnodynastes strigatus (Serpentes, Colubridae) in southern Brazil

We analyzed the gut content of 151 specimens of the colubrid snake Thamnodynastes strigatus from the state of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil. The recorded prey items were anurans (66%; n = 33), fish (28,0%; n = 14), mammals (4,0%; n = 2), and reptiles (2,0%; n = 1). There was no correlation betw...

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Main Authors: Raquel Ruffato, Marcos Di-Bernardo, Gleomar Fabiano Maschio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2003-06-01
Series:Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology
Subjects:
Squamata
Serpentes
Colubridae
Thamnodynastes strigatus
diet
southern Brazil
Online Access:https://www.revistas.usp.br/phyllo/article/view/42600

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