Boiruna sertaneja

Boiruna sertaneja
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Boiruna
Species:	B. sertaneja
Binomial name
Boiruna sertaneja Zaher, 1996

Boiruna sertaneja, also known commonly as a mussurana (along with several other snakes), is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Brazil. ^[2]

Description

A medium to large snake, B. sertaneja may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 2.35 m (7.7 ft). ^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of B. sertaneja are savanna and shrubland. ^[1]

Diet

B. sertaneja preys predominately upon snakes, but may also eat lizards. ^[1]

Reproduction

B. sertaneja is oviparous. ^{[1] [2]} Females reach sexual maturity at a total length (including tail) of about 1.3 m (4.3 ft). ^[1] Clutch size is 4–14 eggs. ^[1]

References

1. Silveira, A.L.; Prudente, A.L. da C.; Argôlo , A.J.S.; Abrahão, C.R.; Nogueira, C. de C.; Barbo, F.E.; Costa, G.C.; Pontes, G.M.F.; Colli, G.R.; Zaher, H. el D.; Borges-Martins, M.; Martins, M.R.C.; Oliveira , M.E.; Passos, P.G.H.; Bérnils, R.S.; Sawaya, R.J.; Cechin, C.T.Z.; Guedes da Costa, T.B. (2021). "Boiruna sertaneja". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T15158533A15158536. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T15158533A15158536.pt .
2. Boiruna sertaneja at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 8 October 2021.

Further reading

• Brito, Polyanne Souto de; Gonçalves Silva, Ubiratan (2012). "Squamata, Dipsadidae, Boiruna sertaneja Zaher, 1996: New records and geographic distribution map". Check List8 (5): 968–969.
• Sales, Raul F.D.; Lima, Maxilândio L.S.; França, Bruno R.A. (2019). "Dead but delicious: an unusual feeding event by the Sertão Muçurana snake (Boiruna sertaneja) on a bird carcass". Herpetology Notes12: 941–943.
• Guedes, Thaís; Guedes, Abimael (2020). "Notes on court and copula, fertility, nest, eggs and hatchlings of the Caatinga's black snake Boiruna sertaneja Zaher, 1996 (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) from Northeastern Brazil". Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências9 (suppl. 2): 1–11.
• Zaher H (1996). "A new genus and species of Pseudoboine Snake, with a revision of the genus Clelia (Serpentes, Xenodontinae)". Bollettino del Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali di Torino14 (2): 289–337. (Boiruna sertaneja, new species, pp. 297–299).