A new snake of the genus Tropidophis (Tropidophiidae) from Central Cuba

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 436-441

  Hedges, S Blair ^a   Garrido, Orlando ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Museo Nacional de Historia Natural Cuba   (Cuba)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SERPENTES; TROPIDOPHIIDAE; TROPIDOPHIS;

EID: 0032756640     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565640     Document Type: Article

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