Predation of <i>Oscaecilia bassleri</i> (Gymnophiona: Caecilidae) by <i>Anilius scytale</i> (Serpentes: Aniliidae) in southeast Peru

We report an event of predation between two fossorial species; the snake Anilius scytale on the caecilian Oscaecilia bassleri, from the Manu Biosphere Reserve, southeast Peru. This is the first ever report of predation on O. bassleri and complements information known about the feeding ecology of A....

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Autores principales: Villacampa, Jaime, Whitworth, Andrew
Formato: Articulo Comunicacion
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: 2016
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Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/56196
http://ppct.caicyt.gov.ar/index.php/cuadherpetol/article/view/6298/7549
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Sumario:We report an event of predation between two fossorial species; the snake Anilius scytale on the caecilian Oscaecilia bassleri, from the Manu Biosphere Reserve, southeast Peru. This is the first ever report of predation on O. bassleri and complements information known about the feeding ecology of A. scytale.