Geographic variation in the long-nosed snake, Rhinocheilus lecontei (Colubridae): Beyond the subspecies debate

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 65-85

  Manier, Mollie K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Colour pattern; Geometric morphometrics; Linear morphometrics; Scalation; Sexual dimorphism; Thin plate splines

Indexed keywords

COLOR MORPH; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; SNAKE; TAXONOMY;

COLUBRIDAE; RHINOCHEILUS LECONTEI; SERPENTES;

EID: 4544388585     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2004.00373.x     Document Type: Article

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