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ACI Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierías

SECTION B: LIFE SCIENCES

Vol. 7 No. 1 (2015)

Observations on the natural history of <em>Erythrolamprus epinephelus albiventris</em> in the valley of Quito, Ecuador

DOI
https://doi.org/10.18272/aci.v7i1.221
Submitted
November 24, 2015
Published
2015-05-22

Abstract

Between 2008 and 2012, in situ observations were made on the coloration and diet of the snake Erythrolamprus epinephelus albiventris on a periurban area of Quito. Details on the chromatic variation of adults and juveniles and on predation events of tadpoles of the Andean marsupial frog Gastrotheca riobambae are presented herein. The importance of this species in the Andean trophic chain, its conservation status, and the importance to get more information on the populations of this snakes and its preys.

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