The Scientific Name of the African Puff Adder
✍ Scribed by Peters, James A.; Broadley, Donald
- Book ID
- 126939317
- Publisher
- The American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
- Year
- 1967
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 127 KB
- Volume
- 1967
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0045-8511
- DOI
- 10.2307/1441912
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