Feeding behavior of the Amazonian Water Snake Helicops hagmanni Roux, 1910 (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubridae: Hydropsini)
The genus Helicops currently comprises 15 species, of which eleven occur in the Amazon Forest. H. hagmanni feeds on fishes and has nocturnal habits, but detailed data about its diet and behavioral ecology are scarce. Here, we report a H. hagmanni adult female specimen (snout-vent length: 516 mm; wei...
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Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi
2008-12-01
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| Series: | Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Naturais |
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| Online Access: | http://www.museu-goeldi.br/editora/bn/artigos/cnv3n3_2008/feeding%28sturaro_gomes%29.pdf |