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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| description | 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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| spelling | unimas-116562016-04-29T01:15:52Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11656/ A new species of the snake genus Amphiesma (Serpentes: Colubridae: Natricinae) from western Sumatra, Indonesia David, Patrick Das, I. Q Science (General) QL Zoology 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 National University of Singapore 2003 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11656/1/A%20new%20species%20of%20the%20snake%20genus%20%28abstract%29.pdf David, Patrick and Das, I. (2003) A new species of the snake genus Amphiesma (Serpentes: Colubridae: Natricinae) from western Sumatra, Indonesia. The Raffles Bulletin Of Zoology, 51 (2). pp. 413-419. ISSN 2345-7600 http://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/rbz/biblio/51/51rbz413-419.pdf |
| spellingShingle | Q Science (General) QL Zoology David, Patrick Das, I. A new species of the snake genus Amphiesma (Serpentes: Colubridae: Natricinae) from western Sumatra, Indonesia |
| title | A new species of the snake genus Amphiesma (Serpentes: Colubridae: Natricinae) from western Sumatra, Indonesia |
| title_full | A new species of the snake genus Amphiesma (Serpentes: Colubridae: Natricinae) from western Sumatra, Indonesia |
| title_fullStr | A new species of the snake genus Amphiesma (Serpentes: Colubridae: Natricinae) from western Sumatra, Indonesia |
| title_full_unstemmed | A new species of the snake genus Amphiesma (Serpentes: Colubridae: Natricinae) from western Sumatra, Indonesia |
| title_short | A new species of the snake genus Amphiesma (Serpentes: Colubridae: Natricinae) from western Sumatra, Indonesia |
| title_sort | new species of the snake genus amphiesma (serpentes: colubridae: natricinae) from western sumatra, indonesia |
| topic | Q Science (General) QL Zoology |
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