Going out tonight? When insular <em>Hierophis viridiflavus</em> breaks the Whip Snakes Rules

Hierophis viridiflavus has a strong diurnal rhythm as demonstrated by many field studies. It belongs to the “Whip snakes” characterized by slender bodies, large eyes, high speed, saurophagy and diurnality. On Giraglia island (Corsica) the snakes do forage also nightly. This unexpected shift in the c...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Michel-Jean Delaugerre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2013-03-01
Series:Acta Herpetologica
Online Access:https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ah/article/view/1678