Fine structure of the tongue and anterior process of the sublingual plica in two species of colubrid water snakes, Xenochrophis piscator and Enhydris Chinensis

Herpetologica

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 205-216

  Yin, Fon Yi ^a   Guo, Yaw Wen ^a   Teng, Su Ping ^a   Mao, Shou Hsian ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anterior process of the sublingual plica; Colubridae; Enhydris chinensis; Fine structure; Tongue; Xen ochrophis piscator

Indexed keywords

EID: 0004433265     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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