Uncommon Record of Dung Beetle (Family Scarabaeidae) Feeding on Bamboo Pit Viper <I>Trimeresurus gramineus</I> (Shaw, 1802) from Chorla Ghats, India

Adithi Muralidhar; Nirmal Kulkarni

doi:10.17087/jbnhs/2017/v114/114151

, Miscellaneous Notes - Reptiles

Uncommon Record of Dung Beetle (Family Scarabaeidae) Feeding on Bamboo Pit Viper Trimeresurus gramineus (Shaw, 1802) from Chorla Ghats, India

Miscellaneous Notes - Reptiles

Volume 114, January-December 2017

https://doi.org/10.17087/jbnhs/2017/v114/114151

Published 2017-12-01

Adithi Muralidhar⁺⁻
Nirmal Kulkarni⁺⁻

Adithi Muralidhar

Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai 400 088, Maharashtra

Nirmal Kulkarni

Mhadei Research Centre, C/O Hiru Naik Building, Dhuler Mapusa, Goa 403 507

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feed record
bamboo pit viper
predation
Scarabaeidae beetle

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Muralidhar, A., & Kulkarni, N. (2017). Uncommon Record of Dung Beetle (Family Scarabaeidae) Feeding on Bamboo Pit Viper <I>Trimeresurus gramineus</I> (Shaw, 1802) from Chorla Ghats, India. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society (JBNHS), 114. https://doi.org/10.17087/jbnhs/2017/v114/114151

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