Black mambas (Dendroaspis polylepis) as novel bioindicators of urban heavy metal pollution

• Published in: Environmental pollution (1987) Vol. 382; p. 126730
• Main Authors: Humphries, Marc, Evans, Nick, Price, Cormac, Alexander, Graham J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2025
• Subjects: Animals; Bioaccumulation; Biological Monitoring - methods; Biomonitoring; Cities; Environmental Monitoring - methods; Environmental Pollutants - analysis; Environmental Pollutants - metabolism; Female; Heavy metals; Male; Metals, Heavy - analysis; Metals, Heavy - metabolism; Snakes; South Africa; South Africa; Biomonitoring; Bioaccumulation; Snakes; Heavy metals

Biomonitoring studies have documented the presence of contaminants in various urban wildlife species, but research has predominantly focused on avian and mammalian species. Despite snakes possessing several traits that make them excellent subjects for ecotoxicological studies, knowledge on their cap...