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ERYTHROLAMPRUS MILIARIS (LINNAEUS, 1758) (SQUAMATA: DIPSADIDAE) A NEW PREY ITEM OF TROPIDURUS TORQUATUS (WIED-NEUWIED, 1820) (SQUAMATA: TROPIDURIDAE) IN SOUTHEASTERN BRAZIL

Ubiratã Ferreira Souza, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Carlos Henrique de Oliveira Nogueira, Marcos Jorge Matias Dubeux, Samir Mansur Santos, Moacir Santos Tinôco, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Instituto Estadual do Ambiente, Universidade Católica do Salvador
2021 Oecologia Australis  

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Although ophiophagy is not a well-known event among neotropical lizards, occasional snake predation events have been reported for some species. For Tropidurus torquatus only one record of predation on Phalotris matogrossensis is currently known. Here we report the second record of ophiophagy in Tropidurus torquatus, adding a new prey item to its known diet, and we provide a review of vertebrate prey consumed by this enigmatic lizard species. Although when compared to other lizard species, T.
more » ... quatus has a substantial number of records documenting the predation of small vertebrates, these records are occasional and are likely the result of opportunistic events.
doi:10.4257/oeco.2021.2504.12 fatcat:rg7epcflu5esjcvvn2gfmw5vxa
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Ubiratã Ferreira Souza, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Carlos Henrique de Oliveira Nogueira, Marcos Jorge Matias Dubeux, Samir Mansur Santos, Moacir Santos Tinôco, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Instituto Estadual do Ambiente, Universidade Católica do Salvador. "ERYTHROLAMPRUS MILIARIS (LINNAEUS, 1758) (SQUAMATA: DIPSADIDAE) A NEW PREY ITEM OF TROPIDURUS TORQUATUS (WIED-NEUWIED, 1820) (SQUAMATA: TROPIDURIDAE) IN SOUTHEASTERN BRAZIL." Oecologia Australis 25.04 (2021) 904-908