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100 1 _aDuellman, William Edward,
_d1930-2022
245 1 0 _aSystematic Status of the Colubrid Snake, Leptodeira discolor Günther
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2011
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2011-01-14
508 _aProduced by Chris Curnow, Monika Krämer, Joseph Cooper and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Systematic Status of the Colubrid Snake, Leptodeira discolor Günther" by William E. Duellman is a scientific publication written in the mid-20th century. This paper focuses on the taxonomic classification and systematic status of the colubrid snake species Leptodeira discolor, which was originally described in the 19th century. It explores the anatomical features of the species, drawing upon a specimen from Oaxaca, Mexico, to establish its relationships within the broader classification of snakes. The book presents a detailed examination of the Leptodeira discolor, analyzing its scutellation, coloration, skull structure, and hemipenes. Duellman proposes a new genus, Tantalophis, for this species, emphasizing the need for further research to clarify its relationships with other colubrid genera. The paper discusses the unique anatomical features observed in the examined specimen and considers the implications of these characteristics in understanding the evolutionary history of colubrid snakes, emphasizing the complexities of establishing taxonomic relationships within this group. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aSnakes -- Mexico
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34954
999 _c75799
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