A review of the african elapsoidea semiannulata complex (serpentes: Elapidae)

African Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 13-23

  Broadley, Donald G ^a  

^a Research Associate   (United States)

Author keywords

Elapidae; Elapsoidea semiannulata complex; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010957886     PISSN: 21564574     EISSN: 21533660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21564574.1998.9649995     Document Type: Article

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