Hemerophis, a new genus for Zamenis socotrae Günther, and a contribution to the phylogeny of old world racers, whip snakes, and related genera (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubrinae)

Revue Suisse de Zoologie

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 919-948

  Schätti, Beat ^a   Utiger, Urs ^b  

^a Zoologisches Museum der Univ ^*  (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Eirenis; Hemerophis gen. n; Hemorrhois; Hierophis; Morphology; Mtdna; Phylogeny; Platyceps; Sokotra; Spalerosophis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035542197     PISSN: 0035418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5962/bhl.part.80170     Document Type: Article

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