A fish prey found in the coral snake Micrurus alleni(Serpentes: Elapidae) in Costa Rica.

Micrurus alleni (Serpentes: Elapidae) in Costa Rica. The presence of a small specimen of the swamp eel Synbranchus marmoratus (84 mm total length) in the stomach contents of an adult coral snake Micrurus alleni with 692 mm total length from the Caribbean versant of Costa Rica is reported. This eel w...

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Autor: Solórzano, Alejandro
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2005
País:Costa Rica
Recursos:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/14420
Acesso em linha:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/14420
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:reptilia
serpentes
elapidae
micrurus alleni
food habits
Costa Rica
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Resumo:Micrurus alleni (Serpentes: Elapidae) in Costa Rica. The presence of a small specimen of the swamp eel Synbranchus marmoratus (84 mm total length) in the stomach contents of an adult coral snake Micrurus alleni with 692 mm total length from the Caribbean versant of Costa Rica is reported. This eel was swallowed headfirst.