The phylogenetic position of the Mexican blacktailed pitviper (Squamata: Viperidae: Crotalinae)

Herpetologica

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 184-206

  Gutberlet Jr , Ronald L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Crotalinae; Morphology; Ophryacus; Phylogenetic systematics; Porthidium; Porthidium melanurum; Viperidae

Indexed keywords

AGKISTRODON CONTORTRIX; ATROPOIDES NUMMIFER; BOTHRIECHIS BICOLOR; BOTHRIECHIS LATERALIS; BOTHRIECHIS NIGROVIRIDIS; BOTHRIECHIS SCHLEGELII; GLOYDIUS BLOMHOFFII; OPHRYACUS UNDULATUS; PORTHIDIUM MELANURUM; PORTHIDIUM NASUTUM; PORTHIDIUM OPHRYOMEGAS;

EID: 15644376019     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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