INVESTIGADORES
GIRAUDO Alejandro Raul
artículos
Título:
Leptophis ahaetulla marginatus. Diet. Natural History Notes
Autor/es:
SOLEDAD M. LOPEZ; ALEJANDRO RAUL GIRAUDO; ARZAMENDIA, V.
Revista:
HERPETOLOGICAL REVIEW
Editorial:
Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
Referencias:
Año: 2003 vol. 34 p. 68 - 69
ISSN:
0018-084X
Resumen:
Leptophis ahaetulla marginatus is an arboreal snake that it feeds mainly on hylid frogs and lizards. We examined 21 specimens of Leptophis ahaetulla marginatus of northeast of Argentina. Eleven Leptophis ahaetulla marginatus, 52.4% of the specimens examined, contained recoverable food items. Of 16 prey items found, 11 (68.8%) were amphibians, 2 (12.5%) were young birds, 2 (12.5%) were birds? eggs, and 1 (6.3%) was an unidentified vertebrate.
