A case of predation by Naja samarensis (Elapidae) on Cyclocorus nuchalis nuchalis (Lamprophiidae) on Mindanao Island, Philippines

Pauwels, OSG.; Brecko, J.

Authors

Pauwels, OSG.

Brecko, J.

Discipline

Biological sciences

Subject

Biological collection and data management

Audience

Scientific

Date

2022

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We document a case of predation by a Naja samarensis from South Cotabato Province, Mindanao Island, Philippines, on a Cyclocorus nuchalis nuchalis through X-ray computed tomography and photography. The snout-vent length of the juvenile cobra was 301 mm while the SVL of its adult lamprophiid prey was more than 228 mm. It is the first squamate prey recorded for this cobra in the wild.

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Pauwels, OSG.; Brecko, J. (2022). A case of predation by Naja samarensis (Elapidae) on Cyclocorus nuchalis nuchalis (Lamprophiidae) on Mindanao Island, Philippines. , Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society, Vol. 55(2), 25-26,

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uri: https://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/12823

url: https://chicagoherp.org/wp-content/uploads/bsk-pdf-manager/2021/03/552.pdf

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Article

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Yes

Language

eng