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Distribution and activity periods of Alsophis rufiventris (Colubridae) on The Quill, St. Eustatius, Netherlands Antilles

Distribution and activity periods of Alsophis rufiventris (Colubridae) on The Quill, St.... Distribution and activity periods of Alsophis rufiventris (Colubridae) on The Quill, St. Eustatius, Netherlands Antilles Aaron Z. Savit 1 , Abigail J. Maley 2 , Heather M. Heinz 3 , Robert W. Henderson 4 , Robert Powell 5 Despite being the most geographically wide- spread colubrid snake genus in the West In- dies (the Bahama Islands to and including Do- minica), we know surprisingly little about the ecology of most species of Alsophis (the ex- ception being A. antiguae ; Daltry et al., 2001). Twelve named species are known from the West Indies (Powell et al., 1996), and five occur in the Lesser Antilles. These five species have his- torical ranges on 16 islands, although Sajdak and Henderson (1991) noted that these ranges have been reduced to only nine small islands. An almost perfect correlation exists between the presence of the introduced mongoose ( Her- pestes javanicus ) and the absence of Alsophis species on islands in their historical ranges (Saj- dak and Henderson, 1991). Some information on diet (Henderson and Sajdak, 1996) and habi- tat (Schwartz and Henderson, 1991) is available for A. rufiventris . Alsophis rufiventris had a range that at one time included both the Saba http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Amphibia-Reptilia Brill

Distribution and activity periods of Alsophis rufiventris (Colubridae) on The Quill, St. Eustatius, Netherlands Antilles

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Brill
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Copyright © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
0173-5373
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1568-5381
DOI
10.1163/156853805774408621
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Abstract

Distribution and activity periods of Alsophis rufiventris (Colubridae) on The Quill, St. Eustatius, Netherlands Antilles Aaron Z. Savit 1 , Abigail J. Maley 2 , Heather M. Heinz 3 , Robert W. Henderson 4 , Robert Powell 5 Despite being the most geographically wide- spread colubrid snake genus in the West In- dies (the Bahama Islands to and including Do- minica), we know surprisingly little about the ecology of most species of Alsophis (the ex- ception being A. antiguae ; Daltry et al., 2001). Twelve named species are known from the West Indies (Powell et al., 1996), and five occur in the Lesser Antilles. These five species have his- torical ranges on 16 islands, although Sajdak and Henderson (1991) noted that these ranges have been reduced to only nine small islands. An almost perfect correlation exists between the presence of the introduced mongoose ( Her- pestes javanicus ) and the absence of Alsophis species on islands in their historical ranges (Saj- dak and Henderson, 1991). Some information on diet (Henderson and Sajdak, 1996) and habi- tat (Schwartz and Henderson, 1991) is available for A. rufiventris . Alsophis rufiventris had a range that at one time included both the Saba

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Amphibia-ReptiliaBrill

Published: Jan 1, 2005

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