Comparison of skull morphology in nine asian pit vipers (Serpentes: Crotalinae)

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 305-313

  Peng, Guo ^a,b   Zhao, Er Mi ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b YIBIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Morphometrics; Snake; Taxonomy; Trimeresurus

Indexed keywords

CROTALINAE; CRYPTELYTROPS ALBOLABRIS; OVOPHIS MONTICOLA; PROTOBOTHROPS; PROTOBOTHROPS MUCROSQUAMATUS; SERPENTES; TRIMERESURUS; VIRIDOVIPERA STEJNEGERI; ZHAOERMIA MANGSHANENSIS;

EID: 34047181409     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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