Siagonodon borrichianus (degerbøl’s blindsnake): Predation

Autores
Aragon y Traverso, Juan Héctor; Sanabria, Eduardo Alfredo; Quiroga, Lorena Beatriz; Espinoza, Robert
Año de publicación
2019
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Siagonodon borrichianus (Leptotyphlopidae) occurs in the southern Monte Desert and northwestern Patagonian regions of Argentina (Cei 1993. Reptiles del Centro, Centro Oeste y Sur de la Argentina. Herpetofauna de Zonas Áridas y Semiáridas. Monogr. IV Mus. Reg. Sci. Nat., Torino. 542 pp.; Fulvio-Pérez et al. 2010. Herpetol. Notes 3:65–67). Here we report a case of predation and the first record of S. borrichianus for Parque Provincial Ischigualasto, Departamento Valle Fértil, San Juan, Argentina (30.09779°S, 67.8336°W; SAD; 1331 m elev.). Two adult specimens of S. borrichianus were found in the fresh (<1 d old) regurgitate of a Pampas Fox (Lycalopex gymnocercus) along with two scorpions (Timogenes sp.), six cicadas (Cicadidae), bits of an unidentified lizard, numerous whole fruits/seeds of Chañar (Geoffroea decorticans), and blades of grass. Most of these food items had been chewed to varying degrees, but showed no obvious signs of chemical digestion, which facilitated their identification. Blindsnakes are infrequently encountered in nature because of their fossorial habits, but this species has also been reported in the diet other local vertebrates (e.g., toads; Quiroga et al. 2007. Herpetol. Rev. 38:208).
Fil: Aragon y Traverso, Juan Héctor. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Juan; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Filosofía, Humanidades y Artes. Instituto de Ciencias Básicas; Argentina
Fil: Sanabria, Eduardo Alfredo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Juan; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Filosofía, Humanidades y Artes. Instituto de Ciencias Básicas; Argentina
Fil: Quiroga, Lorena Beatriz. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Juan; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Filosofía, Humanidades y Artes. Instituto de Ciencias Básicas; Argentina
Fil: Espinoza, Robert. California State University; Estados Unidos
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spelling Siagonodon borrichianus (degerbøl’s blindsnake): PredationAragon y Traverso, Juan HéctorSanabria, Eduardo AlfredoQuiroga, Lorena BeatrizEspinoza, RobertHERPETOLOGYPREDATIONSAN JUANhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Siagonodon borrichianus (Leptotyphlopidae) occurs in the southern Monte Desert and northwestern Patagonian regions of Argentina (Cei 1993. Reptiles del Centro, Centro Oeste y Sur de la Argentina. Herpetofauna de Zonas Áridas y Semiáridas. Monogr. IV Mus. Reg. Sci. Nat., Torino. 542 pp.; Fulvio-Pérez et al. 2010. Herpetol. Notes 3:65–67). Here we report a case of predation and the first record of S. borrichianus for Parque Provincial Ischigualasto, Departamento Valle Fértil, San Juan, Argentina (30.09779°S, 67.8336°W; SAD; 1331 m elev.). Two adult specimens of S. borrichianus were found in the fresh (<1 d old) regurgitate of a Pampas Fox (Lycalopex gymnocercus) along with two scorpions (Timogenes sp.), six cicadas (Cicadidae), bits of an unidentified lizard, numerous whole fruits/seeds of Chañar (Geoffroea decorticans), and blades of grass. Most of these food items had been chewed to varying degrees, but showed no obvious signs of chemical digestion, which facilitated their identification. Blindsnakes are infrequently encountered in nature because of their fossorial habits, but this species has also been reported in the diet other local vertebrates (e.g., toads; Quiroga et al. 2007. Herpetol. Rev. 38:208).Fil: Aragon y Traverso, Juan Héctor. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Juan; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Filosofía, Humanidades y Artes. Instituto de Ciencias Básicas; ArgentinaFil: Sanabria, Eduardo Alfredo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Juan; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Filosofía, Humanidades y Artes. Instituto de Ciencias Básicas; ArgentinaFil: Quiroga, Lorena Beatriz. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Juan; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Filosofía, Humanidades y Artes. Instituto de Ciencias Básicas; ArgentinaFil: Espinoza, Robert. California State University; Estados UnidosSociety for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles2019-12info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/156662Aragon y Traverso, Juan Héctor; Sanabria, Eduardo Alfredo; Quiroga, Lorena Beatriz; Espinoza, Robert; Siagonodon borrichianus (degerbøl’s blindsnake): Predation; Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles; Herpetological Review; 50; 3; 12-2019; 6020018-084XCONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://ssarherps.org/herpetological-review-pdfs/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-03T10:09:53Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/156662instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-03 10:09:54.211CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Siagonodon borrichianus (degerbøl’s blindsnake): Predation
title Siagonodon borrichianus (degerbøl’s blindsnake): Predation
spellingShingle Siagonodon borrichianus (degerbøl’s blindsnake): Predation
Aragon y Traverso, Juan Héctor
HERPETOLOGY
PREDATION
SAN JUAN
title_short Siagonodon borrichianus (degerbøl’s blindsnake): Predation
title_full Siagonodon borrichianus (degerbøl’s blindsnake): Predation
title_fullStr Siagonodon borrichianus (degerbøl’s blindsnake): Predation
title_full_unstemmed Siagonodon borrichianus (degerbøl’s blindsnake): Predation
title_sort Siagonodon borrichianus (degerbøl’s blindsnake): Predation
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Aragon y Traverso, Juan Héctor
Sanabria, Eduardo Alfredo
Quiroga, Lorena Beatriz
Espinoza, Robert
author Aragon y Traverso, Juan Héctor
author_facet Aragon y Traverso, Juan Héctor
Sanabria, Eduardo Alfredo
Quiroga, Lorena Beatriz
Espinoza, Robert
author_role author
author2 Sanabria, Eduardo Alfredo
Quiroga, Lorena Beatriz
Espinoza, Robert
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv HERPETOLOGY
PREDATION
SAN JUAN
topic HERPETOLOGY
PREDATION
SAN JUAN
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Siagonodon borrichianus (Leptotyphlopidae) occurs in the southern Monte Desert and northwestern Patagonian regions of Argentina (Cei 1993. Reptiles del Centro, Centro Oeste y Sur de la Argentina. Herpetofauna de Zonas Áridas y Semiáridas. Monogr. IV Mus. Reg. Sci. Nat., Torino. 542 pp.; Fulvio-Pérez et al. 2010. Herpetol. Notes 3:65–67). Here we report a case of predation and the first record of S. borrichianus for Parque Provincial Ischigualasto, Departamento Valle Fértil, San Juan, Argentina (30.09779°S, 67.8336°W; SAD; 1331 m elev.). Two adult specimens of S. borrichianus were found in the fresh (<1 d old) regurgitate of a Pampas Fox (Lycalopex gymnocercus) along with two scorpions (Timogenes sp.), six cicadas (Cicadidae), bits of an unidentified lizard, numerous whole fruits/seeds of Chañar (Geoffroea decorticans), and blades of grass. Most of these food items had been chewed to varying degrees, but showed no obvious signs of chemical digestion, which facilitated their identification. Blindsnakes are infrequently encountered in nature because of their fossorial habits, but this species has also been reported in the diet other local vertebrates (e.g., toads; Quiroga et al. 2007. Herpetol. Rev. 38:208).
Fil: Aragon y Traverso, Juan Héctor. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Juan; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Filosofía, Humanidades y Artes. Instituto de Ciencias Básicas; Argentina
Fil: Sanabria, Eduardo Alfredo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Juan; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Filosofía, Humanidades y Artes. Instituto de Ciencias Básicas; Argentina
Fil: Quiroga, Lorena Beatriz. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Juan; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Filosofía, Humanidades y Artes. Instituto de Ciencias Básicas; Argentina
Fil: Espinoza, Robert. California State University; Estados Unidos
description Siagonodon borrichianus (Leptotyphlopidae) occurs in the southern Monte Desert and northwestern Patagonian regions of Argentina (Cei 1993. Reptiles del Centro, Centro Oeste y Sur de la Argentina. Herpetofauna de Zonas Áridas y Semiáridas. Monogr. IV Mus. Reg. Sci. Nat., Torino. 542 pp.; Fulvio-Pérez et al. 2010. Herpetol. Notes 3:65–67). Here we report a case of predation and the first record of S. borrichianus for Parque Provincial Ischigualasto, Departamento Valle Fértil, San Juan, Argentina (30.09779°S, 67.8336°W; SAD; 1331 m elev.). Two adult specimens of S. borrichianus were found in the fresh (<1 d old) regurgitate of a Pampas Fox (Lycalopex gymnocercus) along with two scorpions (Timogenes sp.), six cicadas (Cicadidae), bits of an unidentified lizard, numerous whole fruits/seeds of Chañar (Geoffroea decorticans), and blades of grass. Most of these food items had been chewed to varying degrees, but showed no obvious signs of chemical digestion, which facilitated their identification. Blindsnakes are infrequently encountered in nature because of their fossorial habits, but this species has also been reported in the diet other local vertebrates (e.g., toads; Quiroga et al. 2007. Herpetol. Rev. 38:208).
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