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Xenochrophis trianguligerus consuming a fanged frog (Limnonectes sp.) in Lambusango Forest Reserve, Buton Island, southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Xenochrophis trianguligerus consuming a fanged frog (Limnonectes sp.) in Lambusango Forest Reserve, Buton Island, southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia.

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XENOCHROPHIS TRIANGULIGERUS (Triangle Keelback). DIET and FEEDING BEHAVIOR. The diet of Xenochrophis trianguligerus, a widespread aquatic natricine, has been reported to include frogs, including frogspawn and tadpoles (e.g., Stuebing and Inger 1999. A Field Guide to the Snakes of Borneo. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu, Malaysi...

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... et al. 2003. Herpetologica 59:155-163), though some snakes remain impaired for over 7 h ( Brodie and Brodie 1990, op. cit.). This observation is noteworthy because it is the first to document predation by T. elegans on metamorphosed Taricha in the wild and suggests yet a fourth snake species may be engaged in the complex arms-race with newts. (Fig. 1), filmed, and then let the snake go. The individual had a totally uniform light brown dorsal color; unfortunately, no detailed images of the head and belly are available. The snake was found moving in a small grassy clearing, located on the edge between a pine reforestation and a garrigue with scattered bushes and rocky outcrops. The ...
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... Buton Island, southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia (5.35187°S, 122.90182°E; WGS 84). Both the snake and frog were observed on sandy soil ca. 10 m from the bank of a small river, between the buttresses of a small tree. The snake initially seized the frog by its left rear leg and then maneuvered itself into a position where it could consume it, rear first (Fig. 1). A similar observation was made by one of the authors (GG) in Bako National Park, North Sulawesi, in August 2013. These observations demonstrate that components of the diet of X. trianguligerus in Sulawesi is similar to that of the species elsewhere in Southeast Asia, and also highlights this snake as a predator of poorly-known One ...
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... as two Cestoda (Macrobothriotaenia ficta), five Nematoda (Meteterakis longispiculata), and 30 Acanthocephala (Sphaerechinorhynchus serpenticola). We identified M. ficta by comparison to Scholz et al. (2013, op. cit.) and M. longispiculata from the key provided by Zhang andZhang (2011. Zootaxa 2869:63-88). Sphaerechinorhynchus serpenticola (Fig. 1) was identified by comparison to the original description ( Schmidt and Kuntz 1966. J. Parasitol. 52:913-916). Sphaerechinorhynchus serpenticola is previously known from Naja naja from Borneo ( Schmidt and Kuntz 1966, op. cit.) and Ophiophagus hannah from Thailand ( Kiel and Schmidt 1984. Avian/Exotic Practice 1:26-30). A list of ...

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