A new species of the Geophis dubius group (Squamata: Colubridae) from the Sierra de Juárez of Oaxaca, Mexico

Herpetologica

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 572-585

  Nieto Montes De Oca, Adrián ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Colubridae; Geophis; Geophis carinosus; Geophis dubius group; Mexico; New species; Oaxaca; Systematics

Indexed keywords

LIZARD; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; OAXACA;

AMPHIBIA; COLUBRIDAE; GEOPHIS; GEOPHIS CARINOSUS; GEOPHIS DUBIUS; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0344064302     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1655/02-05     Document Type: Article

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