On the subspecies of Vipera aspis: A reply to Filippi

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 238-241

  Zuffi, Marco A L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SNAKE; SUBSPECIES; TAXONOMY;

AMPHIBIA; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; VIPERA ASPIS;

EID: 0041888355     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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