A new species of earth snake (Dipsadidae, Geophis) from Mexico

Luis Canseco-Márquez1, Carlos J Pavón-Vázquez1, Marco Antonio López-Luna2

  • 1Museo de Zoología and Departamento de Biología Evolutiva, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cd. Universitaria, Del. Coyoacán, Mexico 04510, Ciudad de México, Mexico.

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|September 3, 2016
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