First record of thanatosis in a Baja California Coachwhip, Masticophis fuliginosus (Cope 1895) (Squamata: Colubridae)

Authors

  • Leonardo Daniel Ponce Rosales Laboratorio de Herpetología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, México
  • Gabriel Suárez-Varón Laboratorio de Herpetología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, México
  • Justin L. Rheubert Department of Biology, University of Findlay, Findlay, Ohio, USA
  • Oswaldo Hernández-Gallegos Laboratorio de Herpetología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, México

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https://doi.org/10.17161/randa.v32i1.22508

Keywords:

death feigning, thanatosis

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2025-10-17

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Vol. 32 No. 1 (2025): Reptiles & Amphibians

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Ponce Rosales, L. D., Suárez Varón, G. ., L. Rheubert, J., & Hernández-Gallegos, O. (2025). First record of thanatosis in a Baja California Coachwhip, Masticophis fuliginosus (Cope 1895) (Squamata: Colubridae). Reptiles & Amphibians, 32(1), e22508. https://doi.org/10.17161/randa.v32i1.22508