A Comparative Morphological Study of the Vertebrae of Snakes Occurring in Japan and Adjacent Regions

A comparative study was carried out on the vertebral morphology of 54 species and subspecies of snakes from Japan and a few other East and Southeast Asian countries. My purpose was to establish a character table for identification of Cenozoic fossil snake vertebrae frequently found in these regions....

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Veröffentlicht in:Current Herpetology 2007-06, Vol.26 (1), p.13-34
1. Verfasser: IKEDA, Tadahiro
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A comparative study was carried out on the vertebral morphology of 54 species and subspecies of snakes from Japan and a few other East and Southeast Asian countries. My purpose was to establish a character table for identification of Cenozoic fossil snake vertebrae frequently found in these regions. A total of 29 taxonomically useful characters were recognized. The validity of the vertebral features previously proposed to diagnose various snake taxa is examined on the basis of the present results.
ISSN:1345-5834
1881-1019
1881-1019
DOI:10.3105/1345-5834(2007)26[13:ACMSOT]2.0.CO;2