Diet and feeding behaviour of the Neotropical parrot snake (Leptophis ahaetulla) in northern Brazil

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 41, Issue 17-20, 2007, Pages 1237-1243

  De Albuquerque, Nelson R ^a   Galatti, Ulisses ^b   Di Bernardo, Marcos ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b MUSEU PARAENSE EMÍLIO GOELDI   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diet; Feeding behaviour; Leptophis ahaetulla; Northern Brazil; Parrot snake

Indexed keywords

DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; NEOTROPICAL REGION; PREY SIZE; SNAKE; STOMACH CONTENT;

ANURA; HYLIDAE; LEPTOPHIS AHAETULLA; LEPTOPHIS AHAETULLA COERULEODORSUS; PSITTACIDAE; SCINAX; SCINAX RUBRA;

EID: 34547141761     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930701400954     Document Type: Article

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