A new species of the snake genus Amphiesma (Serpentes: Colubridae: Natricinae) from western Sumatra, Indonesia
A new species of the natricine genus Amphiesma is described from the slopes of Gunung Kerinci, western Sumatra, Indonesia. Amphiesma kerinciense is distinguished from other species of the Sunda Region, namely West Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo, by a combination of morphological characters....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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National University of Singapore
2003
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| Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11656/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11656/1/A%20new%20species%20of%20the%20snake%20genus%20%28abstract%29.pdf |
| Summary: | A new species of the natricine genus
Amphiesma
is described from the slopes of Gunung
Kerinci, western Sumatra, Indonesia.
Amphiesma
kerinciense
is distinguished from other species of the
Sunda Region, namely West Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo, by a combination of morphological characters.
Its relationships, especially with
Amphiesma sanguineum
, are discussed, and a key to the
Amphiesma
species
of the Sunda Region is provided |
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