Abstract

HOOGMOED, Marinus Steven  and  AVILA-PIRES, Teresa Cristina Sauer. A case of voluntary tail autotomy in the snake Dendrophidion dendrophis (Schlegel, 1837) (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubridae). Bol. Mus. Para. Emilio Goeldi Cienc. Nat. [online]. 2011, vol.6, n.2, pp.113-117. ISSN 1981-8114.

We report direct observation of voluntary tail autotomy in the Colubrid snake Dendrophidion dendrophis from Monte Dourado, Pará, Brazil. Voluntary tail autotomy for this species had been reported before, but the process itself never has been described.

Keywords : Brazil; Amazonas; Snake; Defensive behaviour; Tail autotomy.

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