Winding to and fro: Constriction in the snake Anilius scytale

Herpetological Bulletin

Volumn , Issue 103, 2008, Pages 29-31

  Marques, Otavio A V ^a   Sazima, Ivan ^b  

^a INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

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Indexed keywords

ANILIUS SCYTALE;

EID: 50249091154     PISSN: 14730928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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