A taxonomic bibliography of the South American snakes of the Crotalus durissus complex (Serpentes, Viperidae)

A survey is made of the taxonomic literature on South American rattlesnakes (genus Crotalus, family Viperidae). Two main areas are emphasized: the attribution of the names proposed in the eighteenth century by Linnaeus and Laurenti, and the current scheme of division in subspecies. The attribution o...

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Main Authors: VANZOLINI PAULO E., CALLEFFO MYRIAM E.V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2002-01-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652002000100005