Taxonomy and geographic variation in the leaf-nosed snake Phyllorhynchus decurtatus (Squamata: Colubridae)

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 187-196

  Gardner, Stephanie A ^a   Mendelson III, Joseph R ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLUBRIDAE; PHYLLORHYNCHOS DECURTATUS; PHYLLORHYNCHUS DECURTATUS; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 3142716811     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/81-03A     Document Type: Article

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