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Comparative Osteology of the Snake Families Typhlopidae and Leptotyphlopidae

by List, J.C.

Publisher : Illinois UP
Illustrations : 22 plates of of figures

Description:

Illinois Biological Monographs 36. A detailed study of the skeletal anatomy of the blind snakes, comparing the families Typhlopidae and Leptotyphlopidae. List examines the skull, lower jaw, vertebral column and ribs, hyoid apparatus, pelvic girdle and other skeletal structures, using comparative osteology to investigate relationships both within the two families and between these highly specialised burrowing snakes and other snakes.