REDATION ATTEMPTS OF THE GRAY FOX (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) AND THE NEOTROPICAL OTTER (Lontra longicaudis) BY THE CENTRAL AMERICAN BOA CONSTRICTOR (Boa imperator) IN THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE SELVA LACANDONA, CHIAPAS, MEXICO

Ana Iris Melgar-Martínez; Rafael Tarano-González; Elí  García- Padilla; Ivan Villalobos Juárez; Mario C. Lavariega; David Lazcano-Villareal

doi:10.22201/fc.25942158e.2023.01.621

REDATION ATTEMPTS OF THE GRAY FOX (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) AND THE NEOTROPICAL OTTER (Lontra longicaudis) BY THE CENTRAL AMERICAN BOA CONSTRICTOR (Boa imperator) IN THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE SELVA LACANDONA, CHIAPAS, MEXICO

Authors

Ana Iris Melgar-Martínez
Rafael Tarano-González Biodiversidad de Oaxaca
Elí García- Padilla Biodiversidad Mesoamericana
Ivan Villalobos Juárez Los Hijos del Desierto
Mario C. Lavariega Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional, Unidad Oaxaca, Instituto Politécnico Nacional
David Lazcano-Villareal Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2023.01.621

Keywords:

Central American Boa Constrictor, Gray Fox, Neotropical Otter, Prey-predator interactions, Lacandon Jungle, Central American Boa Constrictor, Gray Fox, Neotropical Otter, Prey-predator interactions, Selva Lacandona

Abstract

Predator-prey interactions in the wild are scarcely observed or photo documented. This kind of natural history information is vital to understanding trophic chains and the ecology of the species involved. We present relevant new information regarding the diet of the Mesoamerican Boa (Boa imperator) in the northern region of the Selva Lacandona in Chiapas, Mexico. We expect that this information will be beneficial for the understanding of trophic webs in this multicultural and biodiverse region from southern Mexico.

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2023-03-13 — Updated on 2023-03-14

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Melgar-Martínez, A. I., Tarano-González, R., García- Padilla, E. ., Villalobos Juárez, I., Lavariega, M. C., & Lazcano-Villareal, D. (2023). REDATION ATTEMPTS OF THE GRAY FOX (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) AND THE NEOTROPICAL OTTER (Lontra longicaudis) BY THE CENTRAL AMERICAN BOA CONSTRICTOR (Boa imperator) IN THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE SELVA LACANDONA, CHIAPAS, MEXICO. Revista Latinoamericana De Herpetología, 6(01), 112–115. https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2023.01.621 (Original work published March 13, 2023)