A taxonomic revision of Trimorphodon biscutatus vilkinsonii (Serpentes: Colubridae)

Herpetologica

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 364-374

  LaDuc, Travis J ^a   Johnson, Jerry D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

Intermediate; Multivariate analyses; Subspecies; T. vilkinsonii; Taxonomy, Trimorphodon biscutatus lambda

Indexed keywords

MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SNAKE; SUBSPECIES; TAXONOMY;

ARIZONA; NEW MEXICO; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; COLUBRIDAE; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; TRIMORPHODON; TRIMORPHODON BISCUTATUS; TRIMORPHODON BISCUTATUS LAMBDA; TRIMORPHODON BISCUTATUS VILKINSONII;

EID: 0141673124     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1655/01-84     Document Type: Article

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