Morphological variation in Monopeltis guentheri from forest habitat in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae)

Date

2013

Authors

Boudzoumou, Sylvestre
Hoops, Daniel
Mamonekene, Victor
Jackson, Kate

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Taylor and Francis Ltd.

Abstract

Sixty-four Monopeltis guentheri were collected in a small patch of remnant forest within the city of Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo, and were measured for morphological characters traditionally used to classify five species of Central and West African

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Keywords: Amphisbaenia; Congo; identification; Monopeltis; morphology; taxonomy

Citation

Source

African Journal of Herpetology

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Journal article

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2037-12-31