Predation of the scorpion Centruroides bicolor by the Scorpion Eater Snake, Stenorrhina degenhardtii (Squamata: Dipsadidae).

Predation of the scorpion Centruroides bicolor by the Scorpion Eater Snake, Stenorrhina degenhardtii (Squamata: Dipsadidae).

Authors

  • Alejandro Solórzano Universidad de Costa Rica

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22458/urj.v10i2.2167

Keywords:

Scorpiones, Buthidae, snake predatory behavior, photographic documentation

Abstract

I present a photographic sequence of how the snake Stenorrhina degenhardtii captures and eats the scorpion Centruroides bicolor.

Author Biography

Alejandro Solórzano, Universidad de Costa Rica

Museo de Zoología, Universidad de Costa Rica, Ciudad Universitaria Rodrigo Facio, 2060 San José, Costa Rica;

References

Solórzano, A. (2004). Serpientes de Costa Rica: Distribución, Taxonomía e Historia Natural. Santo Domingo, Heredia: Editorial Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INBio).

Solórzano, A., & Greene, H. W. (2011). Predation in nature by a scorpion hunter Stenorrhina freminvillei (Serpentes: Colubridae). UNED Research Journal, 4(1), 31-32. doi: 10.22458/urj.v4i1.130

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Published

2018-09-21

How to Cite

Solórzano, A. (2018). Predation of the scorpion Centruroides bicolor by the Scorpion Eater Snake, Stenorrhina degenhardtii (Squamata: Dipsadidae). UNED Research Journal, 10(2), 386. https://doi.org/10.22458/urj.v10i2.2167

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 2 (2018)

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