Journal article
Boiga dendrophila (Mangrove Snake) Diet
Herpetological review, Vol.36(2), pp.188-188
2005
Abstract
BOIGADENDROPHILA (Mangrove Snake). DIET. The diet of Boiga dendrophila includes a diversity of vertebrates, including lizards, snakes, birds, and mammals (Greene 1990. Proc. California Acad. Sci. 46:193-207). Herein I report a novel species and order (Scandentia) in the diet of B. dendrophila. While radio-tracking a Large Treeshrew (Tupaia tana; 190-240 g) on the morning of 18 September 2003 at the Danum Valley Field Center in northeast Borneo (4°58'N, 117°48E), I found a large B. dendrophila coiled around a tree branch ca. 5 m off the ground. I determined that the radio signal of the T tana was emanating from the general location of the B. dendrophila, which was noticeably distended at midbody. Neither the snake nor the radio signal moved the rest of that day. The next day the snake had moved ca. 100 m and was found by tracking the radio signal. After a third day, neither the signal nor the snake could be located despite a thorough search. Tupaia tana is one of the most numerous diurnal mammals in lowland Bornean rainforests (45-55 individuals/ km'; Emmons 2000. Tupai: A Field Study of Bornean Treeshrews. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 269 pp.) and might represent a significant component of the diet of B. dendrophila on Borneo. I thank H. W. Greene for reviewing this manuscript.
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- Title
- Boiga dendrophila (Mangrove Snake) Diet
- Creators
- Jason Munshi-South - University of Maryland, College Park
- Publication Details
- Herpetological review, Vol.36(2), pp.188-188
- Publisher
- Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
- Number of pages
- 1
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Biodiversity, Earth, and Environmental Science (BEES)
- Identifiers
- 991021903709004721