Snakes on the menu: A predation attempt by a Central American Indigo Snake (Drymarchon melanurus) on a Central American Boa (Boa imperator) and remains of a Mexican Parrot Snake (Leptophis mexicanus) identified in feces on Utila Island, Honduras

Authors

  • Tom Brown Kanahau Utila Research & Conservation Facility, Isla de Utila, Islas de la Bahia, Honduras
  • Francin Murcia Kanahau Utila Research & Conservation Facility, Isla de Utila, Islas de la Bahia, Honduras

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17161/randa.v28i2.15235

Keywords:

Islas de la Bahia, Caribbean, Indigo, Black-tail Cribo, Diet, Prey, Natural History, Ectoparasites, Hirstiella, Amblyomma

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Author Biography

  • Francin Murcia, Kanahau Utila Research & Conservation Facility, Isla de Utila, Islas de la Bahia, Honduras

    Research Assistant at Kanahau Utila Research & Conservation Facility, working in the Biodiversity & Conservation department.

This Hispaniolan Yellow Treefrog, Osteopilus pulchrilineatus is displaying one of three color patterns known for this species.

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Published

2021-07-15

Issue

Vol. 28 No. 2 (2021): Reptiles & Amphibians

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How to Cite

Brown, T., & Murcia, F. . (2021). Snakes on the menu: A predation attempt by a Central American Indigo Snake (Drymarchon melanurus) on a Central American Boa (Boa imperator) and remains of a Mexican Parrot Snake (Leptophis mexicanus) identified in feces on Utila Island, Honduras. Reptiles & Amphibians, 28(2), 229-233. https://doi.org/10.17161/randa.v28i2.15235