Geographic variation in the Baja California Nightsnake (Eridiphas slevini), with comments on taxonomy and diet

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 566-571

  Mulcahy, Daniel G ^a   Archibald, Mikala A ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERIDIPHAS; ERIDIPHAS MARCOSENSIS; ERIDIPHAS SLEVINI; SERPENTES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0141573280     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/203-02N     Document Type: Article

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