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Naja siamensis, a cryptic species of venomous snake revealed by mtDNA sequencing.
Experientia - 15 Jan 1994
Wüster W, Thorpe R S
Abstract excerpt
Because of possible variation in venom composition, an understanding of venomous snake systematics is of great importance for the optimization of antivenom treatment of snakebite patients. Intraspecific variation in the morphology of many venomous snakes complicates the definition and identification of some species when allopatric populations are involved. Selectively neutral or near-neutral mtDNA sequences can...
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