The phylogenetic position of Thermophis (Serpentes: Colubridae), an endemic snake from the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, China

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 43, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 479-488

  He, Miao ^a   Feng, Jin Chao ^b   Liu, Shao Ying ^c   Guo, Peng ^d   Zhao, Er Mi ^a,b,e  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MINZU UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^c SICHUAN ACADEMY OF FORESTRY   (China)

^d YIBIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e CHENGDU INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

c mos; Colubridae; cyt b; Hot spring keel back; Tibetan plateau

Indexed keywords

ENDEMIC SPECIES; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; NEW SPECIES; PHYLOGENY; SNAKE; TAXONOMY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

BAILEYI; COLUBRIDAE; COLUBROIDEA; SERPENTES; XENODONTINAE;

EID: 61749086772     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930802389825     Document Type: Article

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