The taxonomy of Tantilla rubra and allied taxa (Serpentes: Colubridae)

Southwestern Naturalist

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 141-153

  Dixon, James R ^a   Vaughan, R Kathryn ^a   Wilson, Larry David ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MIAMI DADE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TANTILLA CUCULLATA; TANTILLA MINIATA; TANTILLA MORGANI; TANTILLA RUBRA;

EID: 0033876776     PISSN: 00384909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3672455     Document Type: Article

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