The genus Oxyrhopus (Serpentes: Dipsadidae: Xenodontinae) in Guyana: morphology, distributions and comments on taxonomy
Considerable confusion exists regarding taxonomy and distributions of Oxyrhopus in northern South America. Specimens and records of Oxyrhopus from Guyana were examined. Oxyrhopus melanogenys, O. occipitalis and O. petola occur in Guyana. Data on morphology and colouration of these species are presen...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2009 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP) |
| Repositorio: | Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (Online) |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:revistas.usp.br:article/33744 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.revistas.usp.br/paz/article/view/33744 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Oxyrhopus formosus Oxyrhopus occipitalis Oxyrhopus melanogenys Oxyrhopus petola Oxyrhopus trigeminus Guyana |
| Sumario: | Considerable confusion exists regarding taxonomy and distributions of Oxyrhopus in northern South America. Specimens and records of Oxyrhopus from Guyana were examined. Oxyrhopus melanogenys, O. occipitalis and O. petola occur in Guyana. Data on morphology and colouration of these species are presented. Species distributions and characters to distinguish among the species are discussed. |
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