New species of Toxicocalamus (squamata: Elapidae) from Papua New Guinea

Herpetologica

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 460-467

  Kraus, Fred ^a  

^a BISHOP MUSEUM   (United States)

Author keywords

Louisiade Archipelago; Milne Bay Province; Reptilia; Snake; Sudest Island

Indexed keywords

COLOR MORPH; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; SNAKE;

CLOUDY MOUNTAINS; LOUISIADE ARCHIPELAGO; MILNE BAY; PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

ELAPIDAE; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA; TOXICOCALAMUS;

EID: 77649134983     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1655/09-002.1     Document Type: Article

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