Head dimorphism in the African python, Python natalensis (Squamata: Pythonidae) from Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorMATOJO, NICODEMUS D.
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-23T19:47:57Z
dc.date.available2018-02-23T19:47:57Z
dc.date.issued2018-01-01
dc.descriptionResearch articleen_US
dc.description.abstractVery little is known about intraspecific variation in the Southern African rock python which is also referred to as the Natal rock python or simply the African python, Python natalensis Smith, 1833 (family Pythonidae of the Order Squamata) mainly due to limited reachability of some members of the species such as the underground types and those inhabiting dense rocks. A recent study has revealed head dimorphism in the snake based on two samples from Bwiru rocky area near Lake Victoria shore in northern Mwanza City of Ilemela District, Tanzania. One morph (the “wedge-headed type”) is the holotype, comprising short triangular head with U-shaped mouth. Another morph (the “shovel-headed type”) is a paratype, comprising a long shovel-shaped head of burrowing design.en_US
dc.identifier.citationInt. J. of Life Sciences, 2018; 6 (1):XX-XXen_US
dc.identifier.issn2320-7817
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/4610
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Life Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesMatojo2018;1
dc.subjectAfrican python, Python natalensis, shovel-headed type, Southern African rock python, wedge-headed type.en_US
dc.titleHead dimorphism in the African python, Python natalensis (Squamata: Pythonidae) from Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Revieweden_US
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