A feeding observation in a free-ranging Grey Snake Hemiaspis damelii (Günther 1876) in the Murrumbidgee catchment, southern NSW

Autor:	Damian R. Michael, Talia Schlen, Dana Lanceman
Rok vydání:	2022
Předmět:	Animal Science and Zoology
Zdroj:	Australian Zoologist. 42:811-815
ISSN:	2204-2105 0067-2238
Popis:	Feeding observations in free-ranging nocturnal snakes are rare, primarily due to their cryptic behaviour and activity patterns. We describe a feeding observation in a free-ranging Grey Snake Hemiaspis damelii in the Murrumbidgee catchment, southern NSW. Hemiaspis damelii is an anurophagous (frog-eating) specialist, yet the feeding ecology and prey of H. damelii in southern NSW is unknown. Our observations provide the first recorded prey items from the southern parts of its range and highlight a potential feeding strategy used by small anurophagous elapids.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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