Saharo-Arabian racers of the Platyceps rhodorachis complex - Description of a new species (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubrinae)

Revue Suisse de Zoologie

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 691-705

  Schätti, Beat ^a   McCarthy, Colin ^b  

^a Natural History Museum ^*  (Mexico)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Distribution; P. Rhodorachis; Platyceps saharicus sp. n.; Platyceps sp. incertae sedis; Systematics

Indexed keywords

COLUBER; COLUBER CONSTRICTOR; COLUBRINAE; PLATYCEPS; PLATYCEPS RHODORACHIS; PLATYCEPS SAHARICUS; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 12444277359     PISSN: 0035418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5962/bhl.part.80263     Document Type: Article

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