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Sazima, I., & D’Angelo, G. B. (2013). Range of animal food types recorded for the tegu lizard (salvator merianae) at an urban park in south-eastern brazil. Herpetology Notes, 6, 427–430.
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| Resource type: Journal Article BibTeX citation key: Sazima2013 View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Allergie - allergy, Echsen - saurians, Ernährung - nutrition, Fressfeinde - predators, Schildkröten - turtles + tortoises Creators: D’Angelo, Sazima Collection: Herpetology Notes |
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Tupinambis merianae On 03 January 2013 at early afternoon, a small female was found digging vigorously at an elevated point of the pond bank. The lizard dug with its forefeet, tongue-flicking from time to time. After digging a hole about 5 cm wide and 10 cm deep, the lizard extracted an elongated egg of Orbignyi terrapin (Trachemys dorbignyi). Manoeuvring the egg with its tongue, the tegu held the egg within the mouth with the aid of its teeth, cracked the shell and slowly closed the mandibles to ingest the egg contents. Afterwards, it discarded the empty shell.
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