NEW PREY RECORDS FOR CAT-EYED SNAKES OF THE GENUS Leptodeira (SQUAMATA: DIPSADIDAE) WITH HISTORICAL REVIEW OF THE SPECIES' DIET
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https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2024.4.1023Keywords:
Colombia, diet, new prey records, LeptodeiraAbstract
Cat-eyed snakes consume a wide variety of prey items, mostly including frogs and lizards. In this paper, we report new dietary records for snakes of the genus Leptodeira, and perform a review of prey items recorded for the genus.
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