PREDATION OF TWO BATS MOLOSSIDAE (CHIROPTERA) BY THE LICHTENSTEIN'S GREEN RACER Philodryas olfersii (SERPENTES: DIPSADIDAE) IN SOUTHEASTERN BRAZIL
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https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2025.2.1294Keywords:
Diet, Natural history, Philodryadini, snakesAbstract
Here we report the first record of a Lichtenstein's green racer Philodryas olfersii on an Eumops sp. in southeastern Brazil. Our report shows that bats, which are mainly nocturnal, could also be an important item in this diurnal species’ diet.
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