A NEW PREY ITEM FOR THE COLOMBIAN RAINBOW BOA, Epicrates maurus (GRAY, 1849) (SQUAMATA, SERPENTES, BOIDAE): THE SHORT-TAILED CANE MOUSE Zygodontomys brevicauda (J. A. ALLEN & F. M. CHAPMAN, 1893)
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During field surveys conducted in 2021 the Middle Magdalena River Valley, Colombia, we recorded a new dietary item for snake Epicrates maurus, consisting of rodent species Zygodontomys brevicauda. When photographed, regurgitated partially digested mouse, which was identified from its dental and cranial characters. The present record contributes to knowledge about spectrum E. maurus northern South America.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetología
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2594-2158']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2022.3.489