Autohemorragia en majasitos cubanos del género Tropidophis (Serpentes: Tropidophiidae)

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Anaisa Cajigas Gandia
Javier Torres López
Tomás Michel Rodríguez-Cabrera

Abstract

Many anti-predation strategies have been described among reptiles. Autohemorrhaging is a less common mechanism that consists of the voluntary expulsion of blood through the cloaca or mouth. It has been repeatedly documented in dwarf boas of the genus Tropidophis. Herein we describe the occurrence of this
phenomenon for three Cuban dwarf boas (Tropidophis celiae, T . hendersoni and T. wrighti ) and two new reports for T. melanurus . The events reported here confirm that such behavior mostly occurs under stressful conditions.

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Autohemorragia en majasitos cubanos del género Tropidophis (Serpentes: Tropidophiidae). (2022). Poeyana, 513. https://revistasgeotech.com/index.php/poey/article/view/412

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