Contributions to the distribution and morphology of Rhynchocalamus melanocephalus melanocephalus (Jan 1862) (Reptilia, Colubridae) in Turkey

North-Western Journal of Zoology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 161-166

  Avci, Aziz ^a   Dinçaslan, Yunus Emre ^b   Ilgaz, Çetin ^c   ÜZüm, Nazan ^a  

^a ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b SINOP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Distribution; Morphology; Rhynchocalamus melanocephalus melanocephalus; Southern Anatolia

Indexed keywords

COLUBRIDAE; REPTILIA;

EID: 63849153889     PISSN: 15849074     EISSN: 18435629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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