Husbandry of the little file snake, Acrochordus granulatus

Zoo Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 315-327

  Lillywhite, Harvey B ^a  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Acrochordidae; File snake; Husbandry

Indexed keywords

ACROCHORDIDAE; ACROCHORDUS GRANULATUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PISCES; SERPENTES;

EID: 0030543999     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2361(1996)15:3<315::aid-zoo10>3.0.co;2-9     Document Type: Article

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