Eryx jaculus (Reptilia, Boidae) north of Danube: A road-killed specimen from Romania

Acta Herpetologica

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 41-47

  Covaciu Marcov, Severus D ^a   Ferenţi, Sára ^a,b   Cicort Lucaciu, Alfred S ^a   Sas, István ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ORADEA   (Romania)

^b BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Distribution; Eryx jaculus; First record; Roadkill; Romania

Indexed keywords

BOIDAE; ERYX JACULUS; REPTILIA;

EID: 84864481825     PISSN: 18279635     EISSN: 18279643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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