A phylogenetic study of the emerald treeboa (Corallus caninus)

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 500-503

  Vidal, Nicolas ^a,d   Henderson, Robert W ^b   Delmas, Anne Sophie ^c   Hedges, S Blair ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM   (United States)

^c Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle ^*  (France)

^d MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORALLUS; CORALLUS CANINUS;

EID: 25844524829     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/237-04N.1     Document Type: Article

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