Water dispersal of Amphisbaena alba and Amphisbaena amazonica (Squamata: Amphisbaenia: Amphisbaenidae) in Brazilian Amazonia
nformation on the use of aquatic environments by two species of amphisbaenids (Amphisbaena amazonica Vanzolini, 1951 and Amphisbaena alba Linnaeus, 1758) are presented. These findings suggest that aquatic environments are not a barrier to these animals, until now considered as strictly fossorial. Ne...
| Autor principal: | Maschio, Gleomar Fabiano |
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| Outros Autores: | Prudente, Ana Lúcia da Costa, Mott, Tami |
| Grau: | Artigo |
| Idioma: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia
2010
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http://repositorio.museu-goeldi.br/handle/mgoeldi/125 |
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nformation on the use of aquatic environments by two species of amphisbaenids (Amphisbaena amazonica Vanzolini, 1951 and Amphisbaena alba Linnaeus, 1758) are presented. These findings suggest that aquatic environments are not a barrier to these animals, until now considered as strictly fossorial. New studies on amphisbaenians in natural conditions are needed in order to better understand which species may use water environment during dispersal events and the frequency of this behavior in the group. |