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First record of cannibalism in Thamnodynastes phoenix Franco, Trevine, Montingelli & Zaher, 2017 (Serpentes, Colubridae)
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- 1. Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Ilhéus, Brazil
- 2. Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Rio Tinto , Brazil
- 3. Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Rio Tinto, Brazil
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Cannibalism has been documented across many groups of snakes and the same is true for Brazilian snakes. Herein, we present the first observation of cannibalism in Thamnodynastes phoenix between two adult males from Caatinga biome of northeastern Brazil. We suggest this behavior could be influenced by a lack of resources caused by extreme abiotic conditions, as well as the opportunistic habits of this species.
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