Annotated checklist of the recent and extinct pythons (Serpentes, Pythonidae), with notes on nomenclature, taxonomy, and distribution

ZooKeys

Volumn 66, Issue , 2010, Pages 29-79

  Schleip, Wulf D ^a   O'Shea, Mark ^b,c  

^a University of Melbourne ^*  (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c Reptile Department   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antaresia; Apodora; Aspidites; Bothrochilus; Broghammerus; ICZN; Leiopython; Liasis; Morelia; Python; Snakes; Taxa

Indexed keywords

ANTARESIA; APODORA; ASPIDITES; BOTHROCHILUS; LEIOPYTHON; LIASIS; MORELIA (SNAKE); PYTHONIDAE; SERPENTES;

EID: 79959863505     PISSN: 13132989     EISSN: 13132970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.66.683     Document Type: Review

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