Latest red-tailed boa research
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- Wild fauna as roadkill on a highway in the semiarid region of northeastern Brazil
Erly de Lima Ferreira, Silvio Felipe Barbosa Lima, J. Weverton S. Souza et al. · Ethnobiology and Conservation · 2023-06 · open access
The death of wild vertebrates run over by motor vehicles on highways is one of the main causes of the loss of wildlife diversity. The aim of the present study was to investigate the diversity of wild fauna in roadkill incidents on a stretch of highway in the semiarid region of Brazil. The survey…
- First description of Candida haemulonii infecting a snake Boa constrictor: Molecular, pathological and antifungal sensitivity characteristics.
Fonseca MS, Deegan KR, Tomé LM et al. · Microbial pathogenesis · 2023-05
- Urban parks and low‐dispersal species
Marcelo O. Gonzaga · Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment · 2023-05
- Haematology, biochemistry and morphological features of peripheral blood cells in captive Boa constrictor .
Dervas E, Michalopoulou E, Liesegang A et al. · Conservation physiology · 2023-01 · open access
Introduction Boa constrictor, the sole species historically allocated to the monotypic genus Boa of the family Boidae, is a large non-venomous viviparous snake indigenous in tropical forests of Central and South America. The B. constrictor is one of the longest-lived snakes with a life span in…
- NOTES ABOUT THE PREDATION OF A SHINY COWBIRD Molothrus bonariensis (Icteridae) BY A COMMON BOA Boa constrictor (Boidae), IN MANABÍ, ECUADOR
Martín Carrera, Claudia Samuelsson, Cornelio Williams · Revista Ecuatoriana de Ornitología · 2023-01 · open access
- Snake diversity of the Barra do Rio Mamanguape environmental protection area in Northeast Brazil
Vanessa do Nascimento Barbosa, Jéssica Monique da Silva Amaral, Frederico Gustavo Rodrigues França · Revista Ibero-Americana de Ciências Ambientais · 2023-01 · open access
- Boa constrictor (Boa Constrictor). Diet.
Alan Glauco Nóbrega Medeiros, Matheus Mickael Mota Soares, Diego Matheus de Mello Mendes, Alberto Moreira da Silva-Neto, and Rafael Sobral · Herpetological Review · 2023-01
- Boa constrictor (Boa Constrictor). Diet.
Lourdes Marina Bezerra Pessoa, Amanda Maria Picelli, Vincent Prémel, and Robert W. Henderson · Herpetological Review · 2023-01
- Arsenicum album as a treatment for pneumonia in snakes: serial cases
Melina Castilho de Souza Balbueno, Jéssica Amâncio Martins, Cidéli de Paula Coelho · International Journal of High Dilution Research · 2022-09 · open access
- Predation on the common marmoset Callithrix jacchus (Primates, Callitrichidae) by the common boa Boa constrictor (Squamata, Boidae) in the Atlantic Forest of Northeastern Brazil
Vanessa do Nascimento Barbosa, Jéssica Monique da Silva Amaral, Sebastião Silva dos Santos et al. · Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi - Ciências Naturais · 2022-06 · open access
- Heart position and pulmonary vasculature in snakes with different lung morphologies
Barbara de Godoi Champini, André Luís da Cruz, Wilfried Klein · Animal Biology · 2022-05
- FIRST PREDATION RECORD ON THE INVASIVE LAGOMORPH Lepus europaeus (Leporidae) BY Boa constrictor (Boidae) IN A SOUTHERN BRAZILIAN CERRADO PROTECTED AREA
João Paulo dos Santos Vieira‐Alencar, Luciana de Oliveira Furtado, Giovana Ribeiro Felicio et al. · Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetología · 2022-04 · open access
- Hang in there: comparative arboreal prey-handling in boa constrictors and ball pythons
William G Ryerson, Ben Sweesy, Cassidy Goulet · Amphibia-Reptilia · 2022-03
- Modular lung ventilation in Boa constrictor.
Capano JG, Boback SM, Weller HI et al. · The Journal of experimental biology · 2022-03
- Boas shift breathing to avoid suffocation when constricting and digesting dinner
Kathryn Knight · Journal of Experimental Biology · 2022-03
- Genetic characterisation of a novel reptarenavirus detected in a dead pet red-tailed boa (Boa constrictor).
Ihász K, Marton S, Fehér E et al. · Acta veterinaria Hungarica · 2022-03
- Snakes (Squamata)
Walter E. Meshaka, Suzanne L. Collins, R. Bruce Bury et al. · University Press of Florida eBooks · 2022-02
- Boa constrictor (Boa Constrictor). Diet.
Moacir S. Tinôco, Mateus da S. Bonfim, and Débora Magnavita de Alencar · Herpetological Review · 2022-01
- Boa constrictor (Boa Constrictor). Diet.
Herpetological Review · 2022-01
- Analysis of Wildlife Roadkill in a Road Circuit. Case study of a Colombian road in the Department of Huila: Neiva - Rivera - Campoalegre
Juan Sebastián Arana Rivera, Santiago Gutiérrez Quintero, Natalia Álvarez L. · Boletín Científico Centro de Museos Museo de Historia Natural · 2022-01 · open access
This research contributes information related to records of wildlife roadkill in the different roads of the department of Huila. The results come from samplings carried out during the rainy season from October to December of 2017 on the Neiva - Rivera - Campoalegre road circuit. The highest…
- Oral adenocarcinoma observed in Boa constrictor maintained in captivity
Washington Luiz Assunção Pereira, Marcella Katheryne Marques Bernal, Instituto Evandro Chagas et al. · Semina Ciências Agrárias · 2021-12 · open access
- Recovering trace reptile DNA from the illegal wildlife trade
Nathan Deliveyne, Phillip Cassey, Adrian M. T. Linacre et al. · Forensic Science International Animals and Environments · 2021-12 · open access
- Monitoring of the Reproductive Cycle in Captive-Bred Female Boa constrictor : Preliminary Ultrasound Observations.
Bertocchi M, Bigliardi E, Pelizzone I et al. · Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021-10 · open access
The Boa constrictor is one of the most common reptiles bred in captivity. To achieve a successful breeding season, thorough knowledge of the females' reproductive activity is necessary. In this regard, information on the Boa constrictor is still rather scarce. The aim of the present study was to…
- GROWTH CURVE AND FEED EFFICIENCY OF BOA CONSTRICTOR SUBSPECIES KEPT IN CAPTIVITY
Erin Caperuto de Almeida, André Saldanha, Igo Gomes Guimarães et al. · Archives of Veterinary Science · 2021-09 · open access
The growth curve is an important parameter for estimating the development of an animal and assisting breeding programs and assessing welfare. However, little data is available on the growth curves of snakes, including native species such as Boa constrictors. Therefore, the objective of the present…
- Reproductive cycles of neotropical boid snakes evaluated by ultrasound.
Garcia VC, de Almeida-Santos SM · Zoo biology · 2021-08
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