Consumption of an adult Puma yagouaroundi (Felidae) by the snake Boa constrictor (Boidae) in Central Mexico

  1. Octavio Monroy-Vilchis 1
  2. Óscar Sánchez
  3. Vicente Urios 2
  1. 1 Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México
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    Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México

    Toluca de Lerdo, México

    ROR https://ror.org/0079gpv38

  2. 2 Universitat d'Alacant
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    Universitat d'Alacant

    Alicante, España

    ROR https://ror.org/05t8bcz72

Revista:
Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad

ISSN: 2007-8706 1870-3453

Año de publicación: 2011

Volumen: 82

Número: 1

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.22201/IB.20078706E.2011.1.372 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

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Resumen

Few felids have been recorded as being preyed upon by the boa constrictor snake (Boa constrictor). Documentation of predation on felids by reptiles is scarce, and natural predators of the adult jaguarundi (Puma yagouaroundi) are poorly known. Here, we report for the first time an adult male jaguarundi being eaten by the snake Boa constrictor (of 273 cm snout-to-vent length) at the Sierra Nanchititla Natural Reserve, Estado de México.