First Record of Male Combat in a Wild Malayan Pit Viper (Calloselasma rhodostoma)

First Record of Male Combat in a Wild Malayan Pit

Viper (Calloselasma rhodostoma)

Colin

T

STRINE;Curt

BARNES;Ins

SILVA;Bartosz

NADOLSKI;Taksin

ARTCHAWAKOM;Jacques G HILL;Pongthep SUWANWAREE

【期刊名称】《亚洲两栖爬行动物研究（英文版）》 【年(卷),期】2015(000)003

【摘要】The ifrst record of ritualized combat behavior between two male Calloselasma rhodostoma (Malayan Pit Viper) was observed in Sakaerat Biosphere Reserve, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. Although most of the behavior of C. rhodostoma was similar to that recorded for other viperids, an instance of submissive behavior, which to our knowledge, has not been recorded in any snake species. Additional ifeld observations are required to better understand the structure and function of combat behavior in C. rhodostoma. 【总页数】3页(237-239) 【关键词】

【作者】Colin T STRINE;Curt BARNES;Ins SILVA;Bartosz NADOLSKI;Taksin ARTCHAWAKOM;Jacques G HILL;Pongthep SUWANWAREE

【作者单位】Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand;Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand;Sakaerat Environmental Research Station, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand;Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima,