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Predation of sea turtle eggs (<i>Lepidochelys</i>) by the snake <i>Loxocemus bicolor</i> Cope
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Mora, J. M., & Robinson, D. C. (1984). Predation of sea turtle eggs (<i>Lepidochelys</i>) by the snake <i>Loxocemus bicolor</i> Cope. Revista De Biología Tropical, 32(1), 161–162. Retrieved from https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/24923

Abstract

Muy poco se conoce de la historia natural de la serpiente Loxocemus bicolor Cope. Se informa que esta especie incluye en su dieta huevos de la tortuga marina Lepidochelys olivacea Eschscholtz y se discute su comportamiento para depredarlos con base en observaciones hechas en Costa Rica.
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