Open AccessA case of voluntary tail autotomy in the snake Dendrophidion dendrophis (Schlegel, 1837) (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubridae)
Author(s) -
Marinus Steven Hoogmoed,
Teresa C. S. ÁvilaPires
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
boletim do museu paraense emílio goeldi. ciências naturais
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2317-6237
pISSN - 1981-8114
DOI - 10.46357/bcnaturais.v6i2.617
Subject(s) - autotomy , colubridae , squamata , biology , ophidia , zoology , anatomy , ecology , venom
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.