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| Aveiro-Lins,Gustavo; Rocha-Barbosa,Oscar; Salomão,Maria da Graça; Puorto,Giuseppe; de Castro Loguercio,Mariana Fiuza. |
| Imantodes cenchoa (Duméril, 1853) is an arboreal, nocturnal and oviparous xenodontine snake, which feeds on amphibians and lizards. It is found in Central and South America, including northern and central Brazil. In this work, we investigated the relationship between topographic anatomy and habitat in I. cenchoa. Twenty specimens (13 non pregnant females and 7 males) were examined. The topographic anatomy study was realized through observations of the internal anatomy, particularly the position and size of lung, heart, liver, left and right gonads and left and right kidneys. Results showed that all the organs are located in a posterior position in relation to the snout vent length (SVL). The centre of gravity is found at about 74% of SVL in both males and... |
| Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Snakes; Ecomorphology; Anatomy; Allometry; Arboreality. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022006000100009 |
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