Visceral anatomy of the Malaysian snake genus Xenophidion, including a cladistic analysis and allocation to a new family (Serpentes: Xenophidiidae)

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 385-404

  Wallach, Van ^a,b   Günther, Rainer ^c  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 4 Potter Park ^*  (United States)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACROCHORDUS; BOINAE; BOLYERIA; BOLYERIIDAE; CASAREA; EXILIBOA; SERPENTES; TRACHYBOA; TROPIDOPHIIDAE; TROPIDOPHIS; UNGALIOPHIS; XENOPHIDION;

EID: 0000633169     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853898x00052     Document Type: Article

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