Oxyrhopus clathratus (SERPENTES: DIPSADIDAE): REPRODUCTION AND CANNIBALISM

Danusa Camanduchy Maia; Silvia Regina Travaglia-Cardoso

doi:10.4257/oeco.2017.2102.10

Oxyrhopus clathratus (SERPENTES: DIPSADIDAE): REPRODUCTION AND CANNIBALISM

Autores

Danusa Camanduchy Maia Instituto Butantan
Silvia Regina Travaglia-Cardoso Instituto Butantan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4257/oeco.2017.2102.10

Palavras-chave:

fecundity, oviparous, reproductive strategies, sexual dimorphism

Resumo

Oxyrhopus clathratus is an Atlantic Forest endemic snake. It is an oviparous species and little is known about its reproduction. Here we present the analysis of two clutches of eggs with information on egg laying period, clutch size, incubation time, hatching rate and size of the females, eggs and newborns. We also report on two events of cannibalism among the young in one of the litters.