SATINY PARROT SNAKE- REPRODUCTION

Information on reproduction for this slender green vine snake is meagre. The capture and observation of a gravid female offered some new and valuable data.

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>Satiny Parrot Snake (Leptophis Depressirostris) Reproduction, 2004
by Todd R. Lewis (105 KB)
(Published in the Herpetological Bulletin, Number 87, Page 31)

SPECTACLED CAIMANS AS ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS

In Costa Rica, the two crocodilian species present are under considerable pressure from human activities including hunting, habitat destruction, and agricultural impacts, in particular, from pesticide pollution. Adult crocodilians, such as the Spectacled Caiman (Caiman crocodilus), are long-lived, high trophic level predators which are territorial, and tend to be fairly localized in areas. Therefore, their potential as long term biological monitors to assess patterns of environmental contaminants is great.

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>Crocodilians as sentinels of current use pesticide contamination in Costa Rica (Information Poster)
by Paul Grant (770 KB)