RECORD OF <i>Hemidactylus agrius</i> (GEKKONIDAE) IN THE DIET OF <i>Thamnodynastes phoenix</i> (DIPSADIDAE) IN NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL

Lucas Rafael Uchôa; Claylton Abreu Costa; Sâmia Caroline Melo Araújo; Carina Uchôa Barbosa; Marta Angélica Pereira; Etielle Barroso de Andrade

doi:10.15446/abc.v28n1.97927

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2023-01-05

RECORD OF Hemidactylus agrius (GEKKONIDAE) IN THE DIET OF Thamnodynastes phoenix (DIPSADIDAE) IN NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL

Registro de Hemidactylus agrius (Gekkonidae) en la dieta de Thamnodynastes phoenix (Dipsadidae) en el noreste de Brasil

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https://doi.org/10.15446/abc.v28n1.97927

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lizard, natural history, predation, snake (en)
historia natural, lagartija, depredación, serpientes (es)

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Lucas Rafael Uchôa Universidade Estadual do Maranhão - UEMA https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1730-5308
Claylton Abreu Costa Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz - UESC https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8643-1132
Sâmia Caroline Melo Araújo Universidade Estadual do Maranhão - UEMA https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8817-8406
Carina Uchôa Barbosa Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Piauí - IFPI https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5761-233X
Marta Angélica Pereira Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Piauí - IFPI https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0059-987X
Etielle Barroso de Andrade Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Piauí - IFPI https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5030-1675

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Information on snake diet is scarce, being obtained from specimens deposited in scientific collections or through occasional records. Thamnodynastes species have a generalist diet, although predominantly batracophagus. Thamnodynastes phoenix is an endemic snake in Brazil, which was described recently, and little is known about its ecology. Herein, we report the first record of Hemidactylus agrius in the diet of T. phoenix in northeastern Brazil. Although there is a record of another lizard in its diet, this is the first record of a Gekkonidae as prey for this species. Studies on snake diet provide important information about natural history, contributing to the evolutionary biology and conservation of the species, which are still limited.

La información sobre la dieta de las serpientes es escasa, ya que se obtiene a partir de especímenes depositados en colecciones científicas o mediante registros ocasionales. Las especies de Thamnodynastes tienen una dieta generalista, aunque predominantemente batracophagus. Thamnodynastes phoenix es una serpiente ndémica de Brasil, que fue descrita recientemente y se sabe poco sobre su ecología. Aquí, reportamos el primer registro de Hemidactylus grius en la dieta de T. phoenix en el noreste de rasil. Aunque hay un registro de otro lagarto en su dieta, este es el primer registro de un Gekkonidae como presa de la especie. Los estudios sobre la dieta de las serpientes brindan información importante sobre la historia natural, lo que contribuye a la biología evolutiva y la conservación de la especie, que aún son limitadas.

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Uchôa, L. R., Abreu Costa, C., Melo Araújo, S. C., Uchôa Barbosa, C., Pereira, M. A. and Barroso de Andrade, E. (2023). RECORD OF Hemidactylus agrius (GEKKONIDAE) IN THE DIET OF Thamnodynastes phoenix (DIPSADIDAE) IN NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL. Acta Biológica Colombiana, 28(1), 173–177. https://doi.org/10.15446/abc.v28n1.97927

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Uchôa, L.R., Abreu Costa, C., Melo Araújo, S.C., Uchôa Barbosa, C., Pereira, M.A. and Barroso de Andrade, E. 2023. RECORD OF Hemidactylus agrius (GEKKONIDAE) IN THE DIET OF Thamnodynastes phoenix (DIPSADIDAE) IN NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL. Acta Biológica Colombiana. 28, 1 (Jan. 2023), 173–177. DOI:https://doi.org/10.15446/abc.v28n1.97927.

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Uchôa, L. R.; Abreu Costa, C.; Melo Araújo, S. C.; Uchôa Barbosa, C.; Pereira, M. A.; Barroso de Andrade, E. RECORD OF Hemidactylus agrius (GEKKONIDAE) IN THE DIET OF Thamnodynastes phoenix (DIPSADIDAE) IN NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL. Acta biol. Colomb. 2023, 28, 173-177.

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UCHÔA, L. R.; ABREU COSTA, C.; MELO ARAÚJO, S. C.; UCHÔA BARBOSA, C.; PEREIRA, M. A.; BARROSO DE ANDRADE, E. RECORD OF Hemidactylus agrius (GEKKONIDAE) IN THE DIET OF Thamnodynastes phoenix (DIPSADIDAE) IN NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL. Acta Biológica Colombiana, [S. l.], v. 28, n. 1, p. 173–177, 2023. DOI: 10.15446/abc.v28n1.97927. Disponível em: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/actabiol/article/view/97927. Acesso em: 1 apr. 2025.

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Uchôa, Lucas Rafael, Claylton Abreu Costa, Sâmia Caroline Melo Araújo, Carina Uchôa Barbosa, Marta Angélica Pereira, and Etielle Barroso de Andrade. 2023. “RECORD OF Hemidactylus agrius (GEKKONIDAE) IN THE DIET OF Thamnodynastes phoenix (DIPSADIDAE) IN NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL”. Acta Biológica Colombiana 28 (1):173-77. https://doi.org/10.15446/abc.v28n1.97927.

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Uchôa, L. R., Abreu Costa, C., Melo Araújo, S. C., Uchôa Barbosa, C., Pereira, M. A. and Barroso de Andrade, E. (2023) “RECORD OF Hemidactylus agrius (GEKKONIDAE) IN THE DIET OF Thamnodynastes phoenix (DIPSADIDAE) IN NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL”, Acta Biológica Colombiana, 28(1), pp. 173–177. doi: 10.15446/abc.v28n1.97927.

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L. R. Uchôa, C. Abreu Costa, S. C. Melo Araújo, C. Uchôa Barbosa, M. A. Pereira, and E. Barroso de Andrade, “RECORD OF Hemidactylus agrius (GEKKONIDAE) IN THE DIET OF Thamnodynastes phoenix (DIPSADIDAE) IN NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL”, Acta biol. Colomb., vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 173–177, Jan. 2023.

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Uchôa, L. R., C. Abreu Costa, S. C. Melo Araújo, C. Uchôa Barbosa, M. A. Pereira, and E. Barroso de Andrade. “RECORD OF Hemidactylus agrius (GEKKONIDAE) IN THE DIET OF Thamnodynastes phoenix (DIPSADIDAE) IN NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL”. Acta Biológica Colombiana, vol. 28, no. 1, Jan. 2023, pp. 173-7, doi:10.15446/abc.v28n1.97927.

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Uchôa, Lucas Rafael, Claylton Abreu Costa, Sâmia Caroline Melo Araújo, Carina Uchôa Barbosa, Marta Angélica Pereira, and Etielle Barroso de Andrade. “RECORD OF Hemidactylus agrius (GEKKONIDAE) IN THE DIET OF Thamnodynastes phoenix (DIPSADIDAE) IN NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL”. Acta Biológica Colombiana 28, no. 1 (January 5, 2023): 173–177. Accessed April 1, 2025. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/actabiol/article/view/97927.

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Uchôa LR, Abreu Costa C, Melo Araújo SC, Uchôa Barbosa C, Pereira MA, Barroso de Andrade E. RECORD OF Hemidactylus agrius (GEKKONIDAE) IN THE DIET OF Thamnodynastes phoenix (DIPSADIDAE) IN NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL. Acta biol. Colomb. [Internet]. 2023 Jan. 5 [cited 2025 Apr. 1];28(1):173-7. Available from: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/actabiol/article/view/97927

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