Rediscovery and redescription of the type of Philodryas laticeps Werner, 1900 and the taxonomic status of P. oligolepis Gomes, 1921 (Serpentes, Colubridae)

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1940, 2008, Pages 25-40

  Zaher, Hussam ^a   Scrocchi, Gustavo ^b   Masiero, Roberta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FUNDACIÓN MIGUEL LILLO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Distribution; Hemipenis; Philodryas affinis M ller; Philodryas laticeps Werner; Philodryas oligolepis Gomes; Taxonomy; Xenodontinae

Indexed keywords

COLUBRIDAE; PHILODRYAS; SERPENTES; XENODONTINAE;

EID: 57149130395     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1940.1.3     Document Type: Article

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