An investigation into the taxonomy of Dendrelaphis tristis (Daudin, 1803): Revalidation of Dipsas schokari (Kuhl, 1820) (Serpentes, Colubridae)

Contributions to Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 33-43

  Van Rooijen, Johan ^a   Vogel, Gernot ^b  

^a Tulpentuin 313   (Netherlands)

^b Society for Southeast Asian Herpetology   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dendrelaphis; Dendrelaphis tristis; Dipsas schokari; India; Sri Lanka; Taxonomy; Western Ghats

Indexed keywords

COLUBRIDAE; DENDRELAPHIS; DIPSAS; SERPENTES;

EID: 44449120760     PISSN: 13834517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/18759866-07701005     Document Type: Article

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