FIRST PREDATION RECORD OF Xenosaurus (XENOSAURIDAE) BY Amastridium sapperi (DIPSADIDAE) WITH COMMENTS ON ITS DISTRIBUTION
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https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2024.1.805Keywords:
Diet, Predation, Snake-lizard interaction, Predator-prey interaction, Geographic distribution, Gray literatureAbstract
We provide the first record of attempted predation on a species of the genus Xenosaurus, specifically on a young individual of Xenosaurus grandis, by the snake Amastridium sapperi in a rainforest of the Sierra Mazateca, Oaxaca, Mexico. In addition, we expand the geographical distribution records of this snake for the state of Oaxaca. This predation record of a species with evasive habits that are difficult to observe in wildlife increases the knowledge of the ecological interactions that shape the structure and function in communities and ecosystems.
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