A case of voluntary tail autotomy in the snake Dendrophidion dendrophis (Schlegel, 1837) (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubridae)
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.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi
2011-08-01
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| Series: | Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Naturais |
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| Online Access: | http://www.museu-goeldi.br/editora/bn/artigos/cnv6n2_2011/case%28hoogmoed%29.pdf |