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Ecological data on the Goldie's tree cobra, Pseudohaje goldii (Elapidae) in southern Nigeria

Ecological data on the Goldie's tree cobra, Pseudohaje goldii (Elapidae) in southern Nigeria Ecological data on the Goldie’s tree cobra, Pseudohaje goldii (Elapidae) in southern Nigeria G.C. Akani 1 , F.M. Angelici 2 , L. Luiselli 2 Over the last few years, a series of field stud- ies have been published by scientific journals worldwide on the ecology and natural history of highly venomous African elapids (e.g., for stud- ies on Dendroaspis see Angilletta, 1994; Branch et al., 1995; Luiselli et al., 2000; Phelps, 2002; for studies on Naja see Luiselli and Angelici, 2000; Luiselli, 2001, 2002; Luiselli et al., 2002), thus indicating a renewed interest in the behav- ioural ecology of these impressive animals af- ter many years in which most studies related to their venoms and clinical outcomes of their bites or taxonomy. However, the tree cobras (genus Pseudohaje ), despite being highly venomous and impressive in size, have just been subjected to a few brief notes during recent years (e.g., see Pauwels and Ohler, 1999; Pauwels et al., 1999). The relative scarcity of tree cobra stud- ies is likely due to the highly elusive habits of these arboreal elapids compared to mambas and cobras, as well as on their apparent rarity in por- tions of their ranges in west http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Amphibia-Reptilia Brill

Ecological data on the Goldie's tree cobra, Pseudohaje goldii (Elapidae) in southern Nigeria

Amphibia-Reptilia , Volume 26 (3): 6 – Jan 1, 2005

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0173-5373
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10.1163/156853805774408595
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Abstract

Ecological data on the Goldie’s tree cobra, Pseudohaje goldii (Elapidae) in southern Nigeria G.C. Akani 1 , F.M. Angelici 2 , L. Luiselli 2 Over the last few years, a series of field stud- ies have been published by scientific journals worldwide on the ecology and natural history of highly venomous African elapids (e.g., for stud- ies on Dendroaspis see Angilletta, 1994; Branch et al., 1995; Luiselli et al., 2000; Phelps, 2002; for studies on Naja see Luiselli and Angelici, 2000; Luiselli, 2001, 2002; Luiselli et al., 2002), thus indicating a renewed interest in the behav- ioural ecology of these impressive animals af- ter many years in which most studies related to their venoms and clinical outcomes of their bites or taxonomy. However, the tree cobras (genus Pseudohaje ), despite being highly venomous and impressive in size, have just been subjected to a few brief notes during recent years (e.g., see Pauwels and Ohler, 1999; Pauwels et al., 1999). The relative scarcity of tree cobra stud- ies is likely due to the highly elusive habits of these arboreal elapids compared to mambas and cobras, as well as on their apparent rarity in por- tions of their ranges in west

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Published: Jan 1, 2005

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