Liophis atraventer Dixon and Thomas, 1985 (Serpentes: Colubridae): New Localities, Pholidosis Variation, and Notes on Natural History

Herpetological Review

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 317-320

  Fernandes, Daniel Silva ^a   Passos, Paulo ^a   Franco, Francisco Luís ^b   Germano, Valdir José ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLUBRIDAE; LIOPHIS; SERPENTES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0345800809     PISSN: 0018084X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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