Table · dataset · 2026
Saurophagy_snake_database_v1.1_2026
Listed in ZivaHub and HKU DataHub and figshare and Loughborough Research Repository and UP Research Data Repository — shown once because both records carry DOI 10.6084/m9.figshare.34001505.v3
<p dir="ltr">A global database of snake–lizard predation events (saurophagy), compiling 3,222 records assembled from SquamataBase, GloBI (iNaturalist citizen science) and a systematic review of peer-reviewed literature (2020–2025).
Description
The dataset covers 658 predatory snake species (224 genera, 14 families, with Colubridae subfamilies discriminated) and 897 lizard prey species (279 genera, 36 families), distributed across 182 countries, 6 biogeographic realms and 12 biomes.
Each row represents an independent predation event, with taxonomy synchronized against The Reptile Database (via letsRept), geographic coordinates (1,884 unique localities), biome and realm assignments, reference year, and original source. Morphological and ecological traits for predators and prey - maximum SVL and total length, maximum and minimum elevation, hatchling and maximum body mass, microhabitat, diet, venomous status, and dentition type - were integrated from SquamBase (Meiri, 2024) and ReptTraits (Oskyrko et al., 2024), with source attribution per species.
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Duplicate GloBI records were removed; 2,147 unique predator × prey pairs are available for trait-based analyses. The file contains three worksheets: dataset metadata, main data, and trait sources. License: CC BY 4.0.</p>
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Where it is published
- DOI doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.34001505.v3 ↗
DOI / persistent id · from zivahub uct ac za
Catalogue records · 1
- OAI-PMH record api.figshare.com/v2/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_dc&identifier=oai%3Af… ↗
metadata API · from zivahub uct ac za
Topics
- From keywords
- Animal behaviour · Animal behaviour · Animal behaviour · Animal behaviour · Animal behaviour · Animal diet and nutrition · Animal diet and nutrition · Animal diet and nutrition · Animal diet and nutrition · Animal diet and nutrition · Astronomy & Astrophysics · Behavioural ecology · Behavioural ecology · Behavioural ecology · Behavioural ecology · Behavioural ecology · Chemistry · Chemistry · Computer Science & AI · Computer Science & AI · Earth & Environmental Science · Earth & Environmental Science · Earth & Environmental Science · Earth & Environmental Science · Earth & Environmental Science · Economics & Finance · Economics & Finance · Engineering · Engineering · Engineering · Humanities · Humanities · Humanities · Life Sciences · Life Sciences · Life Sciences · Life Sciences · Life Sciences · Materials Science · Mathematics & Statistics · Medicine & Health · Medicine & Health · Ocean & Atmospheric Science · Psychology & Behavioral Science · Psychology & Behavioral Science · Psychology & Behavioral Science · Psychology & Behavioral Science · Psychology & Behavioral Science · Social Science · Social Science · Social Science
Provenance · 5 source records, 56 field assertions
| Source | Key | Last seen | Raw |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZivaHub | oai:figshare.com:article/34001505 | 5 d ago | JSON v1 |
| HKU DataHub | oai:figshare.com:article/34001505 | 5 d ago | JSON v1 |
| figshare | oai:figshare.com:article/34001505 | 4 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Loughborough Research Repository | oai:figshare.com:article/34001505 | 4 d ago | JSON v1 |
| UP Research Data Repository | oai:figshare.com:article/34001505 | 4 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Field | Assertion | Extractor | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| access_level | source · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:field:310301 | mapping · figshare com | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Behavioural ecology'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:field:310301 | mapping · datahub hku hk | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Behavioural ecology'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:field:310301 | mapping · researchdata up ac za | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Behavioural ecology'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:field:310301 | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Behavioural ecology'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:field:310301 | mapping · zivahub uct ac za | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Behavioural ecology'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:field:310901 | mapping · researchdata up ac za | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Animal behaviour'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:field:310901 | mapping · figshare com | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Animal behaviour'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:field:310901 | mapping · datahub hku hk | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Animal behaviour'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:field:310901 | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Animal behaviour'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:field:310901 | mapping · zivahub uct ac za | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Animal behaviour'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:field:310904 | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Animal diet and nutrition'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:field:310904 | mapping · figshare com | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Animal diet and nutrition'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:field:310904 | mapping · researchdata up ac za | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Animal diet and nutrition'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:field:310904 | mapping · zivahub uct ac za | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Animal diet and nutrition'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:field:310904 | mapping · datahub hku hk | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Animal diet and nutrition'] |
| concepts[field].local:field:astronomy | mapping · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:chemistry | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:chemistry | mapping · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:computer-science-ai | mapping · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:computer-science-ai | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · datahub hku hk | connector:datahub_hku_hk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · researchdata up ac za | connector:researchdata_up_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:economics-finance | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:economics-finance | mapping · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:engineering | mapping · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:engineering | mapping · researchdata up ac za | connector:researchdata_up_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:engineering | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:humanities | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:humanities | mapping · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:humanities | mapping · researchdata up ac za | connector:researchdata_up_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:life-sciences | mapping · researchdata up ac za | connector:researchdata_up_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:life-sciences | mapping · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:life-sciences | mapping · datahub hku hk | connector:datahub_hku_hk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:life-sciences | mapping · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:life-sciences | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:materials-science | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:mathematics-statistics | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:medicine-health | mapping · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:medicine-health | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:ocean-atmospheric | mapping · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:psychology-behavioral | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:psychology-behavioral | mapping · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:psychology-behavioral | mapping · researchdata up ac za | connector:researchdata_up_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:psychology-behavioral | mapping · datahub hku hk | connector:datahub_hku_hk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:psychology-behavioral | mapping · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:social-science | mapping · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:social-science | mapping · researchdata up ac za | connector:researchdata_up_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:social-science | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| description | source · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | /metadata/dc/description |
| license | source · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | /metadata/dc/rights |
| publication_date | source · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| title | source · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | /metadata/dc/title |