A NEW RECORD OF DISTRIBUTION AND PREY FOR Oxyrhopus fitzingeri (REPTILIA: DIPSADIDAE) IN AREQUIPA, SOUTHERN PERU.

Autores/as

  • Nicolas Willian Mamani-Cabana Tambo Valley Bird Observatory

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2020.2.158

Palabras clave:

Desert ecosystems, diet, distribution range, Microlophus, tropical snake

Resumen

Abstract. – Oxyrhopus fitzingeri is a nocturnal dipsadid species distributed from the southwest Ecuador to Arequipa, southern Peru. This study represents the second report of the species in Arequipa, extending its known distribution to the southeast by approximately 155 kilometers, with respect to the last record in Atiquipa. Additionally, this study registers Microlophus sp. as part of their diet.

Publicado

2020-11-23

Cómo citar

Mamani-Cabana, N. W. (2020). A NEW RECORD OF DISTRIBUTION AND PREY FOR Oxyrhopus fitzingeri (REPTILIA: DIPSADIDAE) IN AREQUIPA, SOUTHERN PERU. Revista Latinoamericana De Herpetología, 3(2), 164–166. https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2020.2.158