Musculatura craneal de tres especies del género <i>Liophis</i> (Serpentes: colubridae)

The cranial muscles of three argentinian species of the genus Liophis is described. They present a typical colubroid anatomy, with some interspecific variations. A new muscle of the group of Constrictores dorsalis is described in Liophis sagittifer and L. poecilogyrus. Their cranial anatomy has been...

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Bibliographic Details
Author: Moro, Silvia Alejandra
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:1994
Country:Argentina
Institution:Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Repository:SEDICI (UNLP)
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/6403
Online Access:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/6403
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Ciencias Naturales
Zoología
Herpetología
musculatura; liophis; relaciones; xenodontini
Reptiles
cranial muscles; liophis; xenodontini
Description
Summary:The cranial muscles of three argentinian species of the genus Liophis is described. They present a typical colubroid anatomy, with some interspecific variations. A new muscle of the group of Constrictores dorsalis is described in Liophis sagittifer and L. poecilogyrus. Their cranial anatomy has been compared with that of other species near Liophis, leading to the proposal that they are closely related to of Lystrophis, Xenodon and Waglerophis.