Field observations of mating behavior in the neck-banded snake Scaphiodontophis annulatus (Serpentes: Colubridae)

dc.creatorSasa,Mahmood
dc.creatorCurtis,Sierra
dc.date2006-06-01
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dc.identifierhttp://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442006000200037
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8810406
dc.descriptionWe observed the mating behavior of the neck-banded snake Scaphiodontophis annulatus (a common species of colubrid in the South Pacific of Costa Rica) in the pre-montane wet forest of Las Cruces Biological Station (San Vito de Java, Costa Rica). Three S. annulatus were observed during courtship between 10-12 AM in a patch of primary forest. The two males were observed to interact with the female, but not signs of male-male agonistic interactions were observed. Their behavior includes grabbing and holding the female, copula, and biting during the copula. Rev. Biol. Trop. 54(2): 647-650. Epub 2006 Jun 01.
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dc.languageen
dc.publisherUniversidad de Costa Rica
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.sourceRevista de Biología Tropical v.54 n.2 2006
dc.subjectsnake
dc.subjectColubridae
dc.subjectScaphiodontophis annulatus
dc.subjectmating behavior
dc.subjectCosta Rica
dc.titleField observations of mating behavior in the neck-banded snake Scaphiodontophis annulatus (Serpentes: Colubridae)
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article


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