Morphological variation of the newly confirmed population of the Javelin sand boa, Eryx jaculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Serpentes, Erycidae) in Sicily, Italy
The presence of the Javelin sand boa in Sicily has recently been confirmed. Here the morphological characters and sexual dimorphism of the Sicilian population of Eryx jaculus are presented. Seven meristic and six metric characters in 96 specimens from Sicily were examined. The results show that tail...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Firenze University Press
2019-12-01
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Series: | Acta Herpetologica |
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Online Access: | https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ah/article/view/7752 |