Expanded morphological definition and molecular phylogenetic position of the Tam Dao mountain stream keelback Opisthotropis tamdaoensis (Squamata: Natricidae) from Vietnam

Thomas Ziegler, Tim N. Ziegler, Julia Peusquens, Patrick David, Thanh N. Vu, Cuong T. Pham, Truong Q. Nguyen, Minh D. Le (2017): Expanded morphological definition and molecular phylogenetic position of the Tam Dao mountain stream keelback Opisthotropis tamdaoensis (Squamata: Natricidae) from Vietnam. Revue suisse de Zoologie 124 (2): 377-389, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.893551
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