A multivariate investigation into the population systematics of Dendrelaphis tristis (Daudin, 1803) and Dendrelaphis schokari (Kuhl, 1820): Revalidation of Dendrophis chairecacos Boie, 1827 (Serpentes: Colubridae)

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 193-200

  van Rooijen, Johan ^a   Vogel, Gernot ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Society for Southeast Asian Herpetology   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dendrelaphis chairecacos; Eastern Ghats; India; Multivariate analysis; Sri Lanka; Taxonomy; Western Ghats

Indexed keywords

COLUBRIDAE; DENDRELAPHIS; SERPENTES;

EID: 77149160374     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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