Reproductive biology of the bushmaster Lachesis muta (Serpentes: Viperidae) in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

The Neotropical genus Lachesis Daudin, 1803 includes snakes restricted to the humid forests of Central and South America. The species L. muta is the most widely dispersed, occurring throughout the Amazon rainforest, and with an isolated population in the Atlantic Forest, from the north of the sta...

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Main Authors: Fátima Q. Alves, Antônio J. S. Argôlo, Gilson C. Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2014-12-01
Series:Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology
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Online Access:http://www.revistas.usp.br/phyllo/article/view/89175/92037