DIET AND FEEDING BEHAVIOR OF THE MUSSURANA (Clelia clelia, SERPENTES: DIPSADIDAE) IN COSTA RICA: REPORT OF FIVE CASES

Authors

  • Alejandro Solórzano
  • Mahmood Sasa Instituto Clodomiro Picado y Escuela de Biología, Universidad de Costa Rica,

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2022.1.279

Keywords:

Reptilia, Serpentes, Clelia clelia, food habits, foraging strategy, Costa Rica

Abstract

We present a series of predation events by the ophiophagous snake Clelia clelia (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) from different regions of Costa Rica and comment on the strategy used to hunt and subdue the prey.

 

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Published

2022-01-27

How to Cite

Solórzano, A., & Sasa, M. (2022). DIET AND FEEDING BEHAVIOR OF THE MUSSURANA (Clelia clelia, SERPENTES: DIPSADIDAE) IN COSTA RICA: REPORT OF FIVE CASES. Revista Latinoamericana De Herpetología, 5(1), 39–42. https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2022.1.279

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2022): Amphibians and Reptiles: diversity and natural history

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Notas Científicas

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