Identification of Major Lipids from the Scent Gland Secretions of Dumerifs Ground Boa {Acrantophis dumerili Jan) by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry

Abstract

The scent gland secretions of Dumeril's ground boa (Acrantophis dumerili), pooled from two adult males and a female, were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. 2-Hydroxypropanoic acid, hexadecanoic acid, as-9-octadecenoic acid, octadecanoic acid, cholesterol, and 5-cholesten-3-one were indicated. These results are compared with those obtained in analyses of the scent gland secretions of other snakes. © 1988, Walter de Gruyter. All rights reserved.