Taxonomic status of Apostolepis barrioi Lema, 1978, with comments on the taxonomic instability of Apostolepis Cope, 1862 (Serpentes, Dipsadidae)
Apostolepis is a diverse neotropical snake genus, which has been historically subjected to poor taxonomic descriptions, largely based on either a small type series or subjective diagnoses. We evaluate the case of Apostolepis barrioi Lema, 1978 and its intricate taxonomic history, suggesting its syno...
Main Authors: | Omar Machado Entiauspe-Neto, Arthur de Sena, Arthur Tiutenko, Daniel Loebmann |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2019-04-01
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Series: | ZooKeys |
Online Access: | https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/33404/download/pdf/ |
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