Frequency of tail autotomy in the African Olive Grass Snake, Psammophis ‘phillipsii’ from three habitats in southern Nigeria

Published in: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa
Volume 51 , issue 2, pages: 143–146

DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2002.9635470

Author(s): GodfreyC. Akani, Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Nigeria, Luca LuiselliF.I.Z.V. (Ecology) and Centre of Environmental Studies “Demetra”, Italy, SundayM. Wariboko, Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Nigeria, Linda UdeF.I.Z.V. (Ecology) and Centre of Environmental Studies “Demetra”, Italy, FrancescoM. AngeliciF.I.Z.V. (Ecology) and Centre of Environmental Studies “Demetra”, Italy,

Keywords: Psammophis phillipsii, rainforest, habitat variation, predation, tail autotomy, Nigeria,

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