RARE SPECIES OF SHIELD-HEAD VIPERS IN THE CAUCASUS
Journal Title: Nature Conservation Research. Заповедная наука - Year 2016, Vol 1, Issue 3
Abstract
An overview is presented on shield-head vipers of the genus Pelias distributed in the post-Soviet countries of the Caucasian Ecoregion. The assessment presents the current conservation status and recommendations to vipers' territorial protection.
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Boris S. Tuniyev
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- EP ID EP323878
- DOI 10.24189/ncr.2016.023
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