A new species of Tantilla (Serpentes; Colubridae) of the Taeniata group from southern Belize

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 43-52

  Stafford, Peter J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLUBRIDAE; SERPENTES; TANTILLA; TANTILLA IMPENSA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 2142673087     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/208-02A     Document Type: Article

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