Taxonomic revision of the Bothrops neuwiedi complex (Serpentes, Viperidae) with description of a new species
Using a principal components analysis of morphological data of 1,759 specimens, we detected that the Bothrops neuwiedi complex (with 12 subspecies) is, actually, comprised of 7 full species, differing mainly by qualitative characteristics. One species was nominal. Five subspecies were elevated to th...
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| Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2008-06-01
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| Series: | Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.revistas.usp.br/phyllo/article/view/42699 |