First record of predation on the bat Carollia perspicillata by the false coral snake Oxyrhopus petolarius in the Atlantic Rainforest

Authors

  • Frederico Gustavo Rodrigues França Universidade Federal da Paraíba
  • Rafaella Amorim de Lima Universidade Federal da Paraíba

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-7925.2012v25n4p307

Abstract

Records of bats as prey of snakes are very few in the literature, but recent studies have shown that this predation doesn’t seem to be an unusual phenomenon. We present here the first record of predation on the bat Carollia perspicillata by the false coral snake Oxyrhopus petolarius in an Atlantic Rainforest area in the Northeastern Brazil.



Author Biographies

Frederico Gustavo Rodrigues França, Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Departamento de Engenharia e Meio Ambiente, Centro de Ciências Aplicadas e Educação

Ecologia

Rafaella Amorim de Lima, Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Departamento de Engenharia e Meio Ambiente, Centro de Ciências Aplicadas e Educação

Curso de Graduação em Ecologia

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Published

2012-07-05

Issue

Vol. 25 No. 4 (2012)

Section

Short Communication

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