A NEW PREY ITEM FOR THE COLOMBIAN RAINBOW BOA, Epicrates maurus (GRAY, 1849) (SQUAMATA, SERPENTES, BOIDAE): THE SHORT-TAILED CANE MOUSE Zygodontomys brevicauda (J. A. ALLEN & F. M. CHAPMAN, 1893)

Authors

  • Alejandra Maria Salazar Guzmán Investigadora asistente Instituto Humboldt
  • Catalina Cárdenas-González
  • Alejandra Niño-Reyes
  • Julián Lozano-Flórez
  • Julián A. Rojas-Morales

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2022.3.489

Keywords:

Middle Magdalena River Valley, Rodentia, reptiles, trophic relationship, Colombia

Abstract

During field surveys conducted in 2021 in the Middle Magdalena River Valley, Colombia, we recorded a new dietary item for the snake Epicrates maurus, consisting of the rodent species Zygodontomys brevicauda. When photographed, the snake regurgitated the partially digested mouse, which was identified from its dental and cranial characters. The present record contributes to the knowledge about the dietary spectrum of E. maurus in northern South America.

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2022-09-22

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Salazar Guzmán, A. M., Cárdenas-González, C. ., Niño-Reyes, A., Lozano-Flórez, A. J. ., & Rojas-Morales, J. A. (2022). A NEW PREY ITEM FOR THE COLOMBIAN RAINBOW BOA, Epicrates maurus (GRAY, 1849) (SQUAMATA, SERPENTES, BOIDAE): THE SHORT-TAILED CANE MOUSE Zygodontomys brevicauda (J. A. ALLEN & F. M. CHAPMAN, 1893). Revista Latinoamericana De Herpetología, 5(3), 69–73. https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2022.3.489

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 3 (2022): Amphibians and Reptiles: diversity and natural history

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Notas Científicas

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