Counting ventral scales in Asian anilioid snakes

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 259-263

  Gower, David J ^a   Ablett, Jonathan D ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Methodology; Morphology; Scalation; Serpentes; Uropeltidae

Indexed keywords

ANOMOCHILIDAE; CYLINDROPHIIDAE; SERPENTES; UROPELTIDAE;

EID: 34047155974     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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