A new blind snake (serpentes: Typhlopidae) from montane forests of the eastern arc mountains in tanzania

Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 165-168

  Broadley, Donald G ^a,b   Wallach, Van ^c  

^a Research Associate   (United States)

^b Biodiversity Foundation for Africa   (Zimbabwe)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Rhinotyphlops gierrai complex; Tanzania; Taxonomy; Typhlopidae

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646755163     PISSN: 04416651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2000.9635442     Document Type: Article

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