Maddock, Simon, Tolhurst, Bryony, Brown, Matthew, Peck, Mika, Villacis Perez, Ernesto and Noe Morales, Jorge (2011) Body bending behaviour, more widespread than previously thought? New reports from two snake species of Northwest Ecuador. Herpetology Notes, 4. pp. 79-81.

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Abstract

Body bending in snakes is little understood, and inadequately documented. The occurrence of this behavior in two little-known species - Coniophanes fissidens and Chironius monticola, is reported here. It represents the first record of body bending in species native to the Pacific versant (Western slope) of the Andes, and suggests that the behaviour is; i) more widespread taxonomically than formerly thought and; ii) not restricted to arboreal/semi-arboreal species as previously believed, but also exhibited by terrestrial snakes.

Item Type:	Article
Schools and Departments:	School of Life Sciences > Evolution, Behaviour and Environment
Depositing User:	Mika Peck
Date Deposited:	06 Feb 2012 18:28
Last Modified:	30 Nov 2012 17:00
URI:	http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/16570

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