First record of predation of the leopard tree frog Boana pardalis (Anura: Hylidae) by the water snake Erythrolamprus miliaris (Squamata: Dipsadidae)

Autores/as

  • Lucas J. A. O. S. Ferreira Author
  • Elsie Laura Rotenberg Author
  • Edelcio Muscat Author
  • Matheus de Toledo Moroti Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6867850

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2026-05-06

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FERREIRA, Lucas J. A. O. S.; ROTENBERG, Elsie Laura; MUSCAT, Edelcio; MOROTI, Matheus de Toledo. First record of predation of the leopard tree frog Boana pardalis (Anura: Hylidae) by the water snake Erythrolamprus miliaris (Squamata: Dipsadidae). Herpetologia Brasileira, [S. l.], v. 11, n. 2, p. 90–94, 2026. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6867850. Disponível em: https://hb.sbherpetologia.org.br/index.php/hb/article/view/172. Acesso em: 15 jun. 2026.