Defensive behavior of Dipsas sanctijoannis (Serpentes: Dipsadidae)

Morales, Julián Andrés Rojas; Lasso, Sergio Escobar

doi:10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v9i2p147-150

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“…Only one individual was found in the urban area (July 27, 2011 at 09:10 h), moving on the edge of a paved road next to a cultivated area. Dipsas sanctijoannis is nocturnal and was found mainly on the ground crossing small, unpaved roads (Morales and Lasso 2010). On January 17, 2010 at 19:00 h, one individual was observed moving slowly on the ground, foraging on the edge of a Pinus patula plantation.…”

Section: Atractus Titanicusmentioning

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“…This species has been found in both dry and rainy months, with the majority of individuals in June when apparently hatchling occurs (newborns MHN-UC 0102 and 0103 captured in June 2009). The complex defensive behavior of this species, which include both arboreal and terrestrial displays, is described in Morales and Lasso (2010). For description of the coloration in life see Boulenger (1911) and Peters (1960).…”

Section: Atractus Titanicusmentioning

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Serpentes de uma paisagem urbana-rural nos Andes centrais da Colômbia: composição de espécies, distribuição e história natural

Rojas-Morales¹

2012

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Section: Atractus Titanicusmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Atractus Titanicusmentioning

confidence: 99%

Serpentes de uma paisagem urbana-rural nos Andes centrais da Colômbia: composição de espécies, distribuição e história natural

Rojas-Morales¹

2012

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Discovery of a rare snail-eater snake in Venezuela (Dipsadinae, Dipsas pratti), with additions to its natural history and morphology

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The snail‐eating snakes that inhabit the Sierra de Perijá, of both Colombia and Venezuela, have received little attention in part because of the difficult accessibility of this area, due to the roughness of the terrain and the geopolitical boarder instability in this region. One of the rarest and least known snail‐eaters, Dipsas pratti (type species of its group, sensu Peters 1960), is known from 13 specimens (including the holotype). Since its original description in 1897, all known specimens of D. pratti have been collected from the Cordillera Central and Oriental of Colombia. In this study, we greatly improve our knowledge of the biology of D. pratti based primarily on nine newly collected specimens. Seven of these specimens are the first recorded from Venezuela, expanding the known range of this species by approximately 300 km to the northeast. These specimens provide additional information on external, reproductive, and hemipenial morphology, habitat, and defensive behaviors of the species. Additionally, we provide the first in‐life photographs of D. pratti. This study sheds light on the biodiversity in a unique and underexplored region as well as bridging a critical knowledge gap in our understanding of an understudied group of Neotropical snakes. (© 2012 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)

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Defensive behavior of Dipsas sanctijoannis (Serpentes: Dipsadidae)

Cited by 2 publications

References 12 publications

Serpentes de uma paisagem urbana-rural nos Andes centrais da Colômbia: composição de espécies, distribuição e história natural

Serpentes de uma paisagem urbana-rural nos Andes centrais da Colômbia: composição de espécies, distribuição e história natural

Discovery of a rare snail-eater snake in Venezuela (Dipsadinae, Dipsas pratti), with additions to its natural history and morphology

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