Predation on a blotched bluetongue lizard (Tiliqua nigrolutea) by a highlands copperhead (Austrelaps ramsayi) in the Blue Mountains, Australia
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04/08/2011
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Resumo |
This note documents a predation event on a juvenile Blotched Bluetongue Lizard (<i>Tiliqua nigrolutea</i>) by a Highlands Copperhead (<i>Austrelaps ramsayi</i>) in the Blue Mountains, Australia. The diet of elapid snakes in the genus <i>Austrelaps </i>consists mainly of frogs and small skinks. Adults of the larger <i>Tiliqua </i>species may be too large for <i>Austrelaps </i>species to consume, and juveniles of these larger <i>Tiliqua </i>are possibly approaching the larger end of consumable prey items for <i>Austrelaps</i>. |
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eng |
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Societas Europaea Herpetologica |
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http://dro.deakin.edu.au/eserv/DU:30037176/fitzsimons-predationon-2011.pdf http://www.herpetologynotes.seh-herpetology.org/Volume4_PDFs/Fitzsimons_Herpetology_Notes_Volume4_pages259-260.pdf |
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2011, Societas Europaea Herpetologica |
Palavras-Chave | #Predation #Blotched Bluetongue Lizard #Tiliqua nigrolutea #Highlands Copperhead #Austrelaps ramsayi |
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Journal Article |