A case of voluntary tail autotomy in the snake Dendrophidion dendrophis (Schlegel, 1837) (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubridae)
We report direct observation of voluntary tail autotomy in the Colubrid snake Dendrophidion dendrophis from Monte Dourado, Pará, Brazil. Voluntary tail autotomy for this species had been reported before, but the process itself never has been described.
| Autor principal: | Hoogmoed, Marinus Steven |
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| Outros Autores: | Avila-Pires, Teresa Cristina Sauer |
| Grau: | Artigo |
| Idioma: | eng |
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Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia
2020
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https://repositorio.museu-goeldi.br/handle/mgoeldi/1447 |
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We report direct observation of voluntary tail autotomy in the Colubrid snake Dendrophidion dendrophis from Monte Dourado, Pará, Brazil. Voluntary tail autotomy for this species had been reported before, but the process itself never has been described. |