Developmental anomalies in the smooth snake, Coronella austriaca Laurenti, 1768 (Squamata, Colubridae) from Poland
We present four cases of rare developmental anomalies in the smooth snake Coronella austriaca Laurenti, 1768 from western Poland. These include brachycephaly, lordosis, a supernumerary row of ‘ventral’ scales, and the third reported case of dicephalism in snakes from Poland. All the cases are suppor...
Main Authors: | Bartłomiej Najbar, Anna Najbar, Grzegorz Sapikowski, Krzysztof Kolenda, Tomasz Skawiński |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2022-06-01
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Series: | Herpetozoa |
Online Access: | https://herpetozoa.pensoft.net/article/85951/download/pdf/ |
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