Notes on the feeding habits of the Caribbean Watersnake, Tretanorhinus variabilis (Dipsadidae)

Authors

  • Yaira López-Hurtado Instituto de Ecología y Sistemática, La Habana 11900, Cuba
  • L. Yusnaviel García-Padrón Museo de Historia Natural “Tranquilino Sandalio de Noda,” Martí 202, Pinar del Río, Cuba
  • Adonis González Instituto de Ecología y Sistemática, La Habana 11900, Cuba
  • Luis M. Díaz Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Cuba, La Habana, Cuba
  • Tomás M. Rodríguez-Cabrera Sociedad Cubana de Zoología, La Habana 12000, Cuba

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17161/randa.v27i2.14105

Abstract

The Caribbean Watersnake, Tretanorhinus variabilis (Dipsadidae) is one of two aquatic West Indian snakes. Despite being a relatively common species in Cuba and the Cayman Islands, its feeding habits have been poorly stud­ied. Herein we report several new instances of predation by this species on fishes, frogs, and a freshwater crab. The latter represents the first record of durophagy in this species and the third snake reported as a crab eater in the West Indies.

 

Metrics

Metrics Loading ...
Frog on a branch

Downloads

Published

2020-07-17

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 2 (2020): Reptiles & Amphibians

Section

Articles

License

Copyright (c) 2020 Yaira López-Hurtado, L. Yusnaviel García-Padrón , Adonis González, Luis M. Díaz, Tomás M. Rodríguez-Cabrera

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Copyright is held by the authors. Articles in R&A are made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license.

How to Cite

López-Hurtado, Y., García-Padrón , L. Y., González, A. ., Díaz, L. M., & Rodríguez-Cabrera, T. M. (2020). Notes on the feeding habits of the Caribbean Watersnake, Tretanorhinus variabilis (Dipsadidae) . Reptiles & Amphibians, 27(2), 147-153. https://doi.org/10.17161/randa.v27i2.14105