A Taxonomic Study of the Middle American Snake, Pituophis deppei

Museum of Natural History
Vol. 10, No. 10, pp. 599-610, 1 pl., 1 fig. May 2, 1960
University of Kansas Lawrence 1960
University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History
Editors: E. Raymond Hall, Chairman, Henry S. Fitch, Robert W. Wilson
Volume 10, No. 10, pp. 599-610, 1 pl., 1 fig. Published May 2, 1960
University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas
PRINTED IN THE STATE PRINTING PLANT TOPEKA, KANSAS 1960
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As a part of a study of the herpetofauna of the Mexican state of Michoacán an attempt was made to ascertain the interspecific and intraspecific relationships of the various populations of Pituophis there. Field work in Michoacán revealed that two supposed subspecies of Pituophis deppei were sympatric. This discovery led to the examination of all available (124) museum specimens of these snakes.