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On Eutrichomastix of some African Snakes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

B. M. Das Gupta
Affiliation:
From the Department of Protozoology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Extract

A Eutrichomastix morphologically identical with E. serpentis (Dobell, 1907) Kofoid & Swezy, 1915, is described from 3 species of African snakes, namely, Psammophis sibilans, Boaedon lineatus and Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1936

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