Generic Status of the Aquatic Snake Thamnophis angustirostris
β Scribed by Lowe, Charles H.
- Book ID
- 127302049
- Publisher
- The American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
- Year
- 1955
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 180 KB
- Volume
- 1955
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0045-8511
- DOI
- 10.2307/1440310
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