An evolutionary paradox on threadsnakes: Phenotypic and molecular evidence reveal a new and remarkably polymorphic species of Siagonodon (Serpentes: Leptotyphlopidae: Epictinae) from Amazonia [PDF]
Vertebrate Zoology, 2023 Threadsnakes are known for their conserved external morphology and historically controversial systematics, challenging taxonomic, biogeographic and evolutionary researches in these fields.
Angele Martins +10 more
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The Anatomical Record, Volume 304, Issue 10, Page 2183-2197, October 2021., 2021 Abstract Since the rearrangement of all leptotyphlopid species previously known as “Leptotyphlops” in Adalsteinsson et al. (2009)'s paper, several taxa have remained untested regarding their generic identity and have been assigned to different genera based on phenotypic data or, in some cases, without any clear justification.
Claudia Koch +4 more
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The snake fauna of Ilam Province, southwestern Iran [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics, 2010 Ilam Province in southwest Iran possesses varied climatic and geographical conditions leading to rich biodiversity. An investigating of the status of snakes in the province was carried out from June 2005 to March 2010.
B. Fathnia +3 more
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Climbing habits of Leptotyphlopidae (serpentes) and walls’s theory qf the evolution of the ophidian eye [PDF]
Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 1970 Vanzolini, P. E., Vanzolini, P. E.
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Anfibios y reptiles del departamento de Ica con comentarios sobre su distribución
Revista Peruana de Biología, 2023 En este trabajo se presenta el listado actualizado de anfibios y reptiles de Ica, las especies son comentadas, acompañadas de mapas de distribución y claves de identificación para reptiles y anfibios.
Alejandro Mendoza +12 more
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, 1994 Number of Pages: 2Integrative BiologyGeological ...
Powell, Robert, Thomas, Richard
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Reptilia, Squamata, Serpentes, Leptotyphlopidae, Siagonodon brasiliensis (Laurent, 1949): distribution extension and geographic distribution map [PDF]
Check List, 2010 The known geographic distribution of Siagonodon brasiliensis is restricted to three locations in the Brazilian Cerrado, in Piauí, Bahia and Minas Gerais states. I present here a new record for this species in Minas Gerais. One specimen of S. brasiliensis
Adriano Silveira
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Phylogeny of snakes (Serpentes): combining morphological and molecular data in likelihood Bayesian and parsimony analyses [PDF]
, 2007 Copyright © 2007 The Natural history MuseumThe phylogeny of living and fossil snakes is assessed using likelihood and parsimony approaches and a dataset combining 263 morphological characters with mitochondrial (2693 bp) and nuclear (1092 bp) gene ...
Andrew F. Hugall +44 more
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Trilepida koppesi (Amaral, 1955) (Leptotyphlopidae): First Paraguayan record of the genus and species, with an illustrated key to Paraguayan blind-snakes (Scolecophidia) [PDF]
, 2021 The first Paraguayan specimens of the Leptotyphlopid blind-snake Trilepida koppesi (Amaral, 1955) are reported from the Cerrado of San Pedro department. These extend the species known distribution 413km to the south.
Brouard, Jean-Paul +2 more
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