Systematics of the nose-horned viper (Vipera ammodytes, Linnaeus, 1758)

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 191-201

  Tomovic, Ljiljana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Balkans; Multivariate analyses; Snake; Subspecies

Indexed keywords

BITIS CAUDALIS; VIPERA AMMODYTES;

EID: 33845311553     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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