Comparação ecológica de três espécies do gênero Philodryas (Serpentes, Dipsadidae), na Floresta Atlântica da Paraíba

Abstract

Ecological comparative analyzes were performed to three species of snakes of the genus Philodryas, coming from discontinuous fragments of Atlantic Forest of the coast of Paraiba state, Northeastern Brazil, where it was used eighty-two individuals that were in the Herpetological Collection of the Federal University of Paraiba – Campus I and in the snakes collection of Campus IV. The results indicated significant morphological differences in variables such as body size and shape of the animals, in addition to determine in which time of day the animals were in greater activity.