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PREDATION OF Myotis nigricans (CHIROPTERA: VESPERTILIONIDAE) BY Spilotes sulphureus (SQUAMATA: COLUBRIDAE) AND A REVISED LIST OF THE USE OF ROOFS AS FEEDING SITES BY NEOTROPICAL SNAKES

Mendoza Soto, Jackeline Aida; Achahuanco Sallo, Emma; Herrera Huayhua, Carolina Milagros; Colan Rodriguez, Renato Walter; Oakley, Joseph

Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM, publicado en Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetología y cosechado de y cosechado de Revistas UNAM

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Mendoza Soto, Jackeline Aida, et al. (2024). PREDATION OF Myotis nigricans (CHIROPTERA: VESPERTILIONIDAE) BY Spilotes sulphureus (SQUAMATA: COLUBRIDAE) AND A REVISED LIST OF THE USE OF ROOFS AS FEEDING SITES BY NEOTROPICAL SNAKES. Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetología; Vol. 7 Núm. 3, 2024: Anfibios y Reptiles: Diversidad e Historia Natural; e926, 9 -13. Recuperado de https://repositorio.unam.mx/contenidos/4160611

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Autor(es)
Mendoza Soto, Jackeline Aida; Achahuanco Sallo, Emma; Herrera Huayhua, Carolina Milagros; Colan Rodriguez, Renato Walter; Oakley, Joseph
Tipo
Artículo de Investigación
Área del conocimiento
Biología y Química
Título
PREDATION OF Myotis nigricans (CHIROPTERA: VESPERTILIONIDAE) BY Spilotes sulphureus (SQUAMATA: COLUBRIDAE) AND A REVISED LIST OF THE USE OF ROOFS AS FEEDING SITES BY NEOTROPICAL SNAKES
Fecha
2024-07-09
Resumen
We report the first ​record of predation ​of a Black Myotis (Myotis nigricans) by a Yellow-bellied Puffing Snake (Spilotes sulphureus), which occurred in the ​​​​thatched roof of the Manu Learning Centre Biological Station in the buffer zone of the Manu National Park, Madre de Dios, Peru. Additionally, we provide a brief and comparative list of the observed use of roofs as feeding sites in other species of neotropical snakes. Our observation of S. sulphureus, along with previous records of snakes found hunting in roofs, highlights how anthropogenic habitats may provide unique feeding opportunities and how some species of snakes have adapted to utilise them. Furthermore, these snakes may play a role in pest control of species known to carry zoonotic diseases such as bats, providing a beneficial service to humans.
Tema
dieta; murciélagos; Parque Nacional del Manu; serpientes; servicios del ecosistema; Bats; diet; ecosystem services; Manu National Park; snakes
Idioma
eng
ISSN
ISSN electrónico: 2594-2158

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