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Philodryas patagoniensis (Patagonian Green Racer) : Predation
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2019-09Registro en:
Brizio, María Victoria; Avila, Luciano Javier; Philodryas patagoniensis (Patagonian Green Racer) : Predation; Society for Study Amphibians and Reptiles; Herpetological Review; 50; 2; 9-2019; 398-398
0018-084X
CONICET Digital
CONICET
Autor
Brizio, María Victoria
Avila, Luciano Javier
Resumen
Philodryas patagoniensis is a mid-sized, diurnal, and predominantly terrestrial snake inhabiting open areas such as savannahs and grasslands (Cei 1993. Reptiles del Noroeste, Nordeste y Este de la Argentina. Herpetofauna de las Selvas Subtropicales, Puna y Pampas. Mus. Reg. Sci. Nat. Torino. 945 pp.; López and Giraudo 2008. J. Herpetol. 42:474–480). Although it is a widely distributed in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, eastern Bolivia, and Uruguay (Giraudo and Scrocchi 2002. Smithsonian Herpetological Information Service 132:1–53), there are only few published studies on the ecology or natural history of P. patagoniensis. Here we report the first observation of predation on P. patagoniensis by a Chimango Caracara (Milvago chimango).