FIRST PREDATION RECORD ON A CAECILIAN, Caecilia sp. (GYMNOPHIONA: CAECILIIDAE), BY THE POORLY KNOWN CAUCA CORALSNAKE, Micrurus multiscutatus (SQUAMATA: ELAPIDAE)

Authors

  • Felipe Barrera Ocampo Author
  • Timothy R. Forrester

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2024.1.795

Keywords:

dieta, hunting maneuver, natural history, prey

Abstract

We report the first record for the diet of the Cauca Coralsnake Micrurus multiscutatus, preying on a caecilian of the genus Caecilia in the pacific lowlands of Colombia. In addition, we describe a new hunting maneuver used by the coralsnake to subdue the caecilian.

Author Biography

Felipe Barrera Ocampo, Author

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2024-03-14

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Barrera Ocampo, F., & Forrester, T. R. . (2024). FIRST PREDATION RECORD ON A CAECILIAN, Caecilia sp. (GYMNOPHIONA: CAECILIIDAE), BY THE POORLY KNOWN CAUCA CORALSNAKE, Micrurus multiscutatus (SQUAMATA: ELAPIDAE). Revista Latinoamericana De Herpetología, 7(1), e795 (143 – 148). https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2024.1.795