Genetic identification, morphology and distribution of Natrix helvetica subspecies in southern and western Switzerland (Reptilia, Squamata, Serpentes)

Most of Switzerland is inhabited by the nominotypical subspecies of the barred grass snake (Natrix helvetica helvetica), which is characterized by mitochondrial DNA lineage E. Only in the northeast of the country, the common grass snake (N. natrix) occurs and hybridizes with N. h. helvetica in a nar...

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Published in:ZooKeys
Main Authors: Andreas Schild, Hannes Baur, Stefan T. Hertwig, Uwe Fritz, Sylvain Ursenbacher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2024-06-01
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/123911/download/pdf/