Reptilia, Boidae, Epicrates cenchria cenchria: distribution extension [PDF]
Check List, 2008 None
César Barrio-Amorós, Amelia Pascual
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Occurrence and evolution of cannibal behaviour in extant snakes. [PDF]
Biol Rev Camb Philos SocABSTRACT Extant snakes (Serpentes) are a highly diverse group of squamate reptiles, which have independently evolved key morphological adaptations to consume a large variety of vertebrate and invertebrate prey. While these predator–prey interactions have been widely addressed by several studies, little is known regarding the occurrence of cannibal ...
Falcão BB +2 more
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Hard Mating Aggregation as Evidence of Polyandry in the Red-Tailed Boa, <i>Boa constrictor</i> (Squamata: Boidae), in a Brazilian Caatinga Population. [PDF]
Ecol EvolThis study reports a reproductive aggregation of a female Boa constrictor with five males in the Brazilian Caatinga. The observation reinforces the evidence of a polyandrous system, favoring larger females that copulate with different males. Our record highlights the influence of sexual size dimorphism in the formation of aggregations.
de Almeida-Santos SM, Ramalho RA.
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Reference genome of the rubber boa, Charina bottae (Serpentes: Boidae). [PDF]
J Hered, 2022 AbstractThe rubber boa, Charina bottae is a semi-fossorial, cold-temperature adapted snake that ranges across the wetter and cooler ecoregions of the California Floristic Province. The rubber boa is 1 of 2 species in the family Boidae native to California and currently has 2 recognized subspecies, the Northern rubber boa C.
Grismer JL +9 more
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Sexual maturation in free-ranging Chilabothrus angulifer (Serpentes: Boidae)
Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology, 2016 The Cuban Boa (C. angulifer) is the only boid snake in Cuba. It is the largest member of the genus, as well as the largest snake in the West Indies (> 400 cm in snout-vent length); as such, it is an iconic species of the Cuban herpetofauna.
Tomás M. Rodríguez-Cabrera +4 more
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When to shed? Patterns and drivers of time to first ecdysis in snakes. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2023 We assessed patterns in time to postnatal ecdysis in snake species, and related measures to various biological traits. Time to postnatal ecdysis can be shorter or longer than the ancestral state, which we estimated at 8–9 days, indicating that there are several competing drivers for time to postnatal ecdysis.
Wagner C +4 more
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Chemosensory age discrimination in the snake Boa constrictor (Serpentes: Boidae)
Revista de Biología Tropical, 2012 Many snakes are able to use their chemosensory system to detect scent of conspecifics, which is important in many social contexts. Age discrimination based on chemical cues may be especially important to ensure access to sexually mature potential ...
Marianne Gabirot +4 more
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Evolutionary convergence of muscle architecture in relation to locomotor ecology in snakes. [PDF]
J Anat, 2023 Snakes with different ecologies differ in the axial musculature with aquatic species having more robust muscles. Arboreal species on the other hand typically have longer muscle‐tendon units. Abstract The epaxial muscles in snakes are responsible for locomotion and as such can be expected to show adaptations in species living in different environments ...
Mathou A +4 more
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Prevalence of inclusion body disease and associated comorbidity in captive collections of boid and pythonid snakes in Belgium [PDF]
, 2020 Inclusion body disease (IBD) is caused by reptarenaviruses and constitutes one of the most notorious viral diseases in snakes. Although central nervous system disease and various other clinical signs have been attributed to IBD in boid and pythonid ...
Hellebuyck, Tom +3 more
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Adenocarcinoma papilífero oral em jiboia (Boa constritor) mantida em cativeiro
Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 2022 Estudos de neoplasias malignas e benignas em animais tem crescido ao longo do tempo, e os seus registros tem auxiliado no manejo de répteis que apresentam tumores.
Washington Luiz Assunção Pereira +3 more
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