Taxonomy and natural history of the Australian bandy-bandy snakes (Elapidae: Vermicella) with a description of two new species

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 240, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 677-701

  Keogh, J Scott ^a   Smith, Sarah A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VERMICELLA; RAMPHOTYPHLOPS; VERMICELLA ANNULATA; VERMICELLA MULTIFASCIATA; VERMICELLA SNELLI;

BANDY-BANDY SNAKE; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; TAXONOMY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0030303552     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1996.tb05315.x     Document Type: Article

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