Venomous snakes of Jordan

Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 132-139

  Joger, Uli ^a   Amro, Zuhair S ^a   Al Oran, Ratib M ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Atractaspididae; Classification; Diagnostic features; Distribution; Elapidae; Jordan; Venomous snakes; Viperidae

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DIAGNOSIS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; POPULATION STATISTICS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

HABITAT SELECTION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SNAKE; TAXONOMY;

ASIA; EURASIA; JORDAN; MIDDLE EAST;

ATRACTASPIDIDAE; ELAPIDAE; SERPENTES; VIPERIDAE;

EID: 33745036499     PISSN: 19859899     EISSN: 25360051     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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