Predation of Hemidactylus mabouia (Sauria: Gekkonidae) by a vine snake Oxybelis aeneus (Serpentes: Colubridae) in an Atlantic Forest fragment, Northeastern Brazil

Oxybelis aeneus (Wagler, 1824) e uma especie de serpente arboricola de ampla distribuicao no continente americano cuja dieta e composta principalmente por vertebrados, como lagartos. Diversas especies de lagartos ja foram reportadas como presas desta serpente, incluindo a especie exotica Hemidactylus mabouia (Moreau de Jonnees, 1818). Aqui descrevemos em detalhes um evento de predacao de H. mabouia por O. aeneus ,  ampliando o conhecimento acerca da historia natural  de ambas as especies a literatura cientifica. Palavras chave : Dieta, ecologia alimentar, lagarto, presa, serpente. Abstract : Oxybelis aeneus (Wagler, 1824) is an arboreal snake species that is widely distributed in the American continent whose diet is composed mainly by vertebrates, such as lizards. Several lizard species have already been reported as prey of this snake, including the alien species Hemidactylus mabouia (Moreau de Jones, 1818). Herein we describe in details a predation event of H. mabouia by O. aeneus , widening our knowledge regarding the natural history of both species to scientific literature. Key words : Diet, feed ecology, lizard, prey, snake.