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Observations of two melanistic smooth snakes (Coronella austriaca) from Dorset, United Kingdom.

Pernetta, Angelo P.; Reading, Christopher J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4013-3089. 2009 Observations of two melanistic smooth snakes (Coronella austriaca) from Dorset, United Kingdom. Acta Herpetologica, 4 (1). 109-112.


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We report the capture of two smooth snakes (Coronella austriaca) with melanistic colouration from a site in Dorset. These two individuals constitute the second published report of melanism in smooth snakes from the United Kingdom.
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Ecology and Environment
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Melanism, smooth snake, United Kingdom
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01 Jul 2009 12:45
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