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Chemical Evidence for Dietary Toxin Sequestration in the Asian Snake <i>Rhabdophis tigrinus</i>
<p><em>Rhabdophis tigrinus</em> (Colubridae: Natricinae) is an oviparous, bufophagous (toad-eating) snake from eastern Asia that possesses defensive integumentary glands on the neck known as nuchal glands. These glands are used in antipredator displays and typically contain bufadienolide toxins. …
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An Ultrastructural Survey of the Nuchal Glands of <i>Rhabdophis tigrinus</i> (Serpentes: Colubridae)
<p><em>Rhabdophis tigrinus</em>, an Asian natricine snake, possesses a series of integumentary glands located in the nuchal skin. Previous studies indicated that the nuchal glands are of mesodermal origin, contain cardiac steroids analogous to bufotoxins found in the parotoid glands of toads, which …