A revision of Lycodon ruhstrati (Fischer 1886) auctorum (squamata colubridae), with the description of a new species from thailand and a new subspecies from the Asian mainland

Tropical Zoology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 131-182

  Vogel, G ^a   David, P ^b   Pauwels, O S G ^c   Sumontha, M ^d   Norval, G ^e   Hendrix, R ^f   Vu, N T ^g,h   Ziegler, T ⁱ  

^a Society for Southeast Asian Herpetology   (Germany)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^c ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

^d Ranong Marine Fisheries Station   (Thailand)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

^f BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^g VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^h Faculty of Biology   (Viet Nam)

ⁱ NONE

Author keywords

L. futsingensis; L. multifasciatus new Comb.; L. paucifasciatus; Lycodon ophiophagus n. sp.; Lycodon r. ruhstrati; Lycodon ruhstrati abditus n. subsp.; Morphology; Reptilia; Serpentes; Systematics

Indexed keywords

COLUBRIDAE; LYCODON; OPHIOPHAGUS; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA;

EID: 77649294574     PISSN: 03946975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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