The advanced snakes (Alethinophidia) include the extant snakes with a highly evolved head
morphology providing increased gape and jaw flexibility. Along with other physiological and …

Knowledge about species' natural history, like observations of predator-prey interactions,
helps us to understand the width of food webs and ecological niches. However, collating …

We obtained faecal samples using a palpation technique. This method is minimally invasive
and has been successfully used to yield useful dietary information in closely related snakes …

Figure 1. Images of the specimen of Pseudalsophis steindachneri and representatives of its
prey.(A) Pseudalsophis steindachneri specimen's head (VCCDRS–367);(B) One of the three …

First report by kyphoscoliosis in Stenocercus guentheri (Iguania: Tropiduridae), Andes Norte
de Ecuador. In october 2013, an adult specimen of Stenocercus guentheri presenting …

Cannibalism is a common behaviour among snakes, but it has not yet been verified for any
of the nine species of Galápagos racer (Pseudalsophis spp.), a group endemic to the …

Se reporta por primera vez la presencia de Melanomys caliginosus Ratón arrocero moreno
(Rodentia: Cricetidae) en la dieta de la serpiente Bothrops asper para el Ecuador. Se …

Se revisó el contenido estomacal de un ejemplar adulto hembra atropellado de nauyaca
real, Bothrops asper, en el municipio de Minatitlán, al sur del estado de Veracruz. Se …

Recognition:♂♂ 72.0 cm Maximum distance from the snout to the tip of the tail. Snout–vent
length= 57.9 cm.♀♀ 90.1 cm Maximum distance from the snout to the tip of the tail. Snout …

Recognition:♂♂ 26.8 cm Maximum distance from the snout to the tip of the tail. Snout–vent
length= 8.2 cm.♀♀ 19.1 cm Maximum distance from the snout to the tip of the tail. Snout …