A systematic review of the snakes allied to Amphiesma pryeri (Boulenger) (Squamata: Colubridae) in the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 339-360

  Ota, Hidetoshi ^a   Iwanaga, Setsuko ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR KYUSHU OKINAWA REGION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amphiesma concelarum; Amphiesma ishigakiense; Amphiesma pryeri; Hemipenial morphology; Karyotype; Reproductive mode; Ryukyu Archipelago; Systematics

Indexed keywords

AMPHIESMA; COLUBRIDAE; RYUKYU; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0031260730     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1997.tb00341.x     Document Type: Article

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