Hidden diversity in semi-fossorial Melanesian forest snakes: A revision of the Toxicocalamus loriae complex (Squamata, Elapidae) from New Guinea

With its conservative set of scalation characters, Toxicocalamus loriae is a morphologically confusing species to which a wide array of phenotypes has been assigned. Careful analysis of 224 museum specimens reveals that multiple distinct species remain hidden under the name T. loriae and that diagno...

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Main Authors: Fred Kraus, Hinrich Kaiser, Mark O’Shea
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft 2022-11-01
Series:Vertebrate Zoology
Online Access:https://vertebrate-zoology.arphahub.com/article/89647/download/pdf/