Ecology of the Mexican garter snake (Thamnophis eques) in Toluca, Mexico

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 464-468

  Manjarrez, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THAMNOPHIS EQUES;

EID: 0031661895     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565469     Document Type: Article

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