Morphological variation in the striped water snake Helicops trivittatus (Gray, 1849) (Reptilia: Serpentes: Xenodontidae) of eastern Amazonia

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https://doi.org/10.46357/bcnaturais.v5i3.630

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Brazil, Serpentes, Xenodontidae, Helicops trivittatus, Variation

Abstract

Helicops trivittatus, an aquatic snake endemic to eastern Amazonia, has an essentially invariant colour pattern, but it does exhibit sexual and/or individual variation in many meristic and mensural characters. This study is based on a series of 45 preserved specimens.

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12/20/2010

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Vol. 5 No. 3 (2010): Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Naturais

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Rossman, D. A. (2010). Morphological variation in the striped water snake Helicops trivittatus (Gray, 1849) (Reptilia: Serpentes: Xenodontidae) of eastern Amazonia. Boletim Do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi - Ciências Naturais, 5(3), 271-278. https://doi.org/10.46357/bcnaturais.v5i3.630