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Yet another kukri snake piercing an anuran abdomen: Oligodon ocellatus (Morice, 1875) eats Duttaphrynus melanostictus (Schneider, 1799) in Vietnam
Herpetozoa ( IF 0.8 ) Pub Date : 2021-02-15 , DOI: 10.3897/herpetozoa.34.e62689
Henrik Bringsøe , James Holden

A case of Oligodon ocellatus eating a toxic adult toad, Duttaphrynus melanostictus, in Cat Tien National Park, southern Vietnam, is provided. We found a kukri snake having buried its head deeply into the abdomen of the toad and probably being in the process of eating organs. Subsequently, the toad was swallowed whole and the kukri snake moved away and disappeared with the toad’s hind feet still visible from its mouth. It is hypothesised that the behaviour of eviscerating or piercing anurans to eat their organs has been developed in the O. cyclurus species group or clade. This has now been observed in three species.

中文翻译:

另一条刺穿无尾腹部的库克里蛇:Oligodon ocellatus(Morice,1875年)在越南吃了Duttaphrynus melanostictus(Schneider,1799年)

在越南南部的Cat Tien国家公园中,提供了一例食用有毒成年蟾蜍Duttaphrynus melanostictus的oligodon ocellatus的案例。我们发现一条kukri蛇的头深深地埋入了蟾蜍的腹部,并且可能正在进食器官。随后,蟾蜍被整个吞噬,库克里蛇移开并消失了,蟾蜍的后脚从嘴里仍然可见。据推测,在O. cyclurus物种组或进化枝中已发展出去内脏或刺穿金龟食用其器官的行为。现在已经在三个物种中观察到了这一点。
更新日期:2021-02-15
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