Abstract

Information on snake diet is scarce, being obtained from specimens deposited in scientific collections or through occasional records. Thamnodynastes species have a generalist diet, although predominantly batracophagus. Thamnodynastes phoenix is an endemic snake in Brazil, which was described recently, and little is known about its ecology. Herein, we report the first record of Hemidactylus agrius in the diet of T. phoenix in northeastern Brazil. Although there is a record of another lizard in its diet, this is the first record of a Gekkonidae as prey for this species. Studies on snake diet provide important information about natural history, contributing to the evolutionary biology and conservation of the species, which are still limited.

Alternate abstract:

La información sobre la dieta de las serpientes es escasa, ya que se obtiene a partir de especímenes depositados en colecciones científicas o mediante registros ocasionales. Las especies de Thamnodynastes tienen una dieta generalista, aunque predominantemente batracophagus. Thamnodynastes phoenix es una serpiente ndémica de Brasil, que fue descrita recientemente y se sabe poco sobre su ecología. Aquí, reportamos el primer registro de Hemidactylus grius en la dieta de T. phoenix en el noreste de rasil. Aunque hay un registro de otro lagarto en su dieta, este es el primer registro de un Gekkonidae como presa de la especie. Los estudios sobre la dieta de las serpientes brindan información importante sobre la historia natural, lo que contribuye a la biología evolutiva y la conservación de la especie, que aún son limitadas.

Details

Title
RECORD OF Hemidactylus agrius (GEKKONIDAE) IN THE DIET OF Thamnodynastes phoenix (DIPSADIDAE) IN NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL
Author
Lucas, Rafael Uchôa  VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Claylton Abreu Costa  VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Sâmia Caroline Melo Araújo  VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Barbosa, Carina Uchôa  VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Pereira, Marta Angélica  VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Etielle Barroso de Andrade  VIAFID ORCID Logo 
Pages
173-177
Section
Nota Breve
Publication year
2023
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
ISSN
0120548X
e-ISSN
19001649
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3099454835
Copyright
© 2023. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.