A preliminary analysis of phylogenetic relationships and biogeography of the dangerously venomous Carpet Vipers, Echis (Squamata, Serpentes, Viperidae) based on mitochondrial DNA sequences

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 273-282

  Arnold, Nicholas E ^a   Robinson, Michael D ^b   Carranza, Salvador ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^c INSTITUTE OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY CSIC UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Echis; Evolution; Mitochondrial DNA; Snakes; Taxonomy; Venom

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; DISJUNCT DISTRIBUTION; EVOLUTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MOUNTAIN REGION; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; SNAKE; TAXONOMY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; ECHIS; ECHIS CARINATUS; ECHIS CARINATUS SOCHUREKI; ECHIS COLORATUS; ECHIS LEUCOGASTER; ECHIS MULTISQUAMATUS; ECHIS OCELLATUS; ECHIS PYRAMIDUM; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA; VIPERIDAE;

EID: 70149108323     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853809788201090     Document Type: Article

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