O presente estudo teve como objetivo estudar os hábitos alimentares das serpentes em
Espigão do Oeste, Rondônia (Sudoeste da Amazônia), Brasil. As serpentes foram …

Apresentamos aqui a lista de espécies de anfíbios e répteis registradas nos remanescentes
de Mata Atlântica contínua e fragmentada da região de Tapiraí e Piedade, Planalto Atlântico …

The natural history of a cerrado snake community in a protected area in southeastern Brazil
(Santa Bárbara Ecological Station; SBES) is described. A visual guide and an identification …

Abstract The Atlantic Forest is one of the largest and richest tropical rainforests on the planet,
being one of the 25 world priorities for conservation. The Atlantic Forest portion located north …

Abstract Information about the snake diversity and their natural history from the Atlantic forest
domain in Brazil refer mostly to inland forests than to coastal region. Within the state of …

The functioning of the vertebrate eye depends on its absolute size, which is presumably
adapted to specific needs. Eye size variation in lidless and spectacled colubrid snakes was …

Sexual dimorphism of body size (SSD) is widespread in snakes and has been the subject of
numerous studies, but few have examined sexual shape dimorphism (SShD). The present …

Aspects of natural history of the vine snake Oxybelis fulgidus from the northern region of
Brazil were inferred based on the analysis of 106 preserved specimens (55 males and 51 …

The north coast of Bahia comprises a 220 km long region within the Atlantic rainforest
ecoregion. Studies focusing on snake communities are still scarce in this part of the state of …

The transition from terrestrial to aquatic life by hydrophiine elapid snakes modified targets of
natural selection and likely affected sexual selection also. Thus, the shift to marine life also …