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

 

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Λεπτομέρειες βιβλιογραφικής εγγραφής
Συγγραφείς: Sasa, Mahmood, Curtis, Sierra
Μορφή: artículo original
Κατάσταση:Versión publicada
Ημερομηνία έκδοσης:2006
Περιγραφή:We 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-maleagonistic interactions were observed. Their behavior includes grabbing and holding the female, copula, and bitingduring the copula.
Χώρα:Portal de Revistas UCR
Ίδρυμα:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Γλώσσα:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:archivo.portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/13940
Διαθέσιμο Online:https://archivo.revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/13940
Λέξη-Κλειδί :snake
Colubridae
Scaphiodontophis annulatus
mating behavior
Costa Rica
serpientes
comportamiento de cortejo