01209nas a2200133 4500008004100000245015300041210006900194300000800263490000700271520070400278100002300982700002601005856004401031 2010 eng d00aObservations on Habitat, Activity, Foraging, and Diet in the Amazon Treeboa, Corallus hortulanus, on Batatas Island, ParnaĆba Delta, PiauĆ, Brazil0 aObservations on Habitat Activity Foraging and Diet in the Amazon a2210 v173 a
Batatas Island represents a small portion of P arnaíba Delta, measuring
15 km2, bordered to the west by the Rio P arnaíba and to the east by
Lontras and M irim creeks. M ost of the land is devoted to agriculture, rice
in the region that comprises gallery forest, and sugarcane and banana plantations
in the interior.
Between June 2009 and S eptember 2010, 80 encounters with Amazon
Treeboas (Corallus hortulanus) resulted in a total of 144 hours of observations
of individuals in size classes ranging from juveniles to large adults. Forty percent
of observations were of adults, 50% subadults, and 10% juveniles.