A Case of Cannibalism in Common Krait <i>Bungarus caeruleus</i> (Schneider, 1801) (Reptilia: Serpentes: Elapidae)
PDF

Supplementary Files

fig 1. Compilation of pictures according to the sequence of events from A to L.
PDF

Keywords

Cannibalism
Ophiophagy
Elapidae
Bungarus
Bungarus caeruleus
Snakes
Common Krait
Krait

How to Cite

Yadav, V., & Shinde, A. (2021). A Case of Cannibalism in Common Krait <i>Bungarus caeruleus</i> (Schneider, 1801) (Reptilia: Serpentes: Elapidae). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society (JBNHS), 118. https://doi.org/10.17087/jbnhs/2021/v118/154209

References

Capula, M., M. Grano, C. Cattaneo & F. Contini (2014): Ophiophagy in (Lacépède, 1789) (Serpentes, Colubridae): More than occasional? Scripta Herpetologica. Studies on Amphibians and Reptiles in honour of Benedetto Lanza. Pp. 49–54.

Cundall, D. & H.W. Greene (2000): Feeding in snakes. Pp. 293–333. In: Schwenk, K. (Ed.). Feeding: form, function, and evolution in tetrapod vertebrates. Academic Press, San Diego, California, USA.

Dattatri, S. (1984): A case of cannibalism in wild kraits (Bungarus caeruleus). Hamadryad 9: 7.

Polis, G.A. & C.A. Myers (1985): A survey of intraspecific predation among reptiles and amphibians. Journal of Herpetology 19: 99–107.

Slowinski, J.B. (1994): The diet of kraits (Elapidae: Bungarus). Herpetological Review 25: 51–53.

Smith, O.A. (1913): A case of cannibalism by Bungarus caeruleus. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 23(3): 373.

Uetz, P. (2020): The Reptile Database, <http://www.reptile-database.org>, Accessed on May 22, 2020.

Whitaker, R. & A. Captain (2004): Snakes of India, the Field Guide. Draco Books, Chennai, xiv + 481 pp.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.