FIRST PREDATION RECORD OF Xenosaurus (XENOSAURIDAE) BY Amastridium sapperi (DIPSADIDAE) WITH COMMENTS ON ITS DISTRIBUTION

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...

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Authors: Jiménez Arcos, Victor Hugo, Cortés-Ortiz, Bruno, Flores-Martínez, Dulce L., Cadena-Escobar, Luis A, Seba-Chacha, Misael, Vázquez Reyes, Leopoldo D., Rivera Ortiz, Francisco A., Ramírez-Bastida, Patricia, Sanabria-Urbán, Salomón
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2024
Country:México
Institution:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repository:Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetología
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.herpetologia.fciencias.unam.mx:article/805
Online Access:https://herpetologia.fciencias.unam.mx/index.php/revista/article/view/805
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Dieta
Depredación
Interacción serpiente-lagartija
Interacción depredador-presa
Distribución geográfica
Literatura gris
Diet
Predation
Snake-lizard interaction
Predator-prey interaction
Geographic distribution
Gray literature
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Summary: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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