A Comparative Morphological Study of the Vertebrae of Snakes Occurring in Japan and Adjacent Regions

Tadahiro IKEDA

doi:10.3105/1345-5834(2007)26[13:ACMSOT]2.0.CO;2

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Tadahiro IKEDA^1,*

¹Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima 890–0065, JAPAN

^** Present address: Graduate School of Engineering and Science, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa 903–0213, Japan Tel: +81–98–895–8937; Fax: +81–98–895–8966; E-mail address: g073001@sci.u-ryukyu.ac.jp

Abstract

A comparative study was carried out on the vertebral morphology of 54 species and subspecies of snakes from Japan and a few other East and Southeast Asian countries. My purpose was to establish a character table for identification of Cenozoic fossil snake vertebrae frequently found in these regions. A total of 29 taxonomically useful characters were recognized. The validity of the vertebral features previously proposed to diagnose various snake taxa is examined on the basis of the present results.

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Tadahiro IKEDA "A Comparative Morphological Study of the Vertebrae of Snakes Occurring in Japan and Adjacent Regions," Current Herpetology 26(1), 13-34, (1 June 2007). https://doi.org/10.3105/1345-5834(2007)26[13:ACMSOT]2.0.CO;2

Accepted: 1 December 2006; Published: 1 June 2007

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