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Addition of Ptyas nigromarginata (Blyth, 1854) (Squamata: Colubridae) to the Snake Fauna of Thailand with Preliminary Remarks on Its Distribution: Addition of Ptyas nigromarginata (Blyth, 1854) (Squamata: Colubridae) to the Snake Fauna of Thailand with Preliminary Remarks on Its Distribution 泰国蛇类区系新增Ptyas nigromarginata (Blyth, 1854) (Squamata: Colubridae)并对其分布作初步评述;泰国蛇类区系新增Ptyas nigromarginata (Blyth, 1854) (Squamata: Colubridae)并对其分布作初步评述

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Asian Herpetological Research Pub Date : 2013-12-19 DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1245.2013.00166

Vogel Gernot, Hauser Sjon

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Molecular Cloning and Tissue-specific Expression of Cu/Zn and Mn-superoxide Dismutase in the Three-keeled Pond Turtle, Chinemys reevesii 三龙骨塘龟Cu/Zn和mn超氧化物歧化酶的克隆及组织特异性表达[j]

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Asian Herpetological Research Pub Date : 2013-12-19 DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1245.2013.00079

Xiaojing, Jia, Cuijuan, Niu

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Field Observations of the Vulnerable Impressed Tortoise, Manouria impressa, from Southern Laos and Notes on Local Chelonian Trade: Field Observations of the Vulnerable Impressed Tortoise, Manouria impressa, from Southern Laos and Notes on Local Chelonian Trade 老挝南部脆弱印象龟实地观察与地方龟贸易笔记:老挝南部脆弱印象龟实地观察与地方龟贸易笔记

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Asian Herpetological Research Pub Date : 2013-12-19 DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1245.2013.00151

C. Thomas, N. E. Thomas, Hurley Martha, J. Robert, Thongsamouth Khamhou

引用次数: 2

Interspecific Differences in Diet between Introduced Redeared Sliders and Native Turtles in China: Interspecific Differences in Diet between Introduced Redeared Sliders and Native Turtles in China 引种红滑龟与中国本土龟的种间食性差异:引种红滑龟与中国本土龟的种间食性差异

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Asian Herpetological Research Pub Date : 2013-12-19 DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1245.2013.00190

W. Jian, Shi Haitao, Huang Shijia, M. Kai, L. Chuang

引用次数: 6

Environmental Suitability and Distribution of the Caucasian Rock Agama, Paralaudakia caucasia (Sauria: Agamidae) in Western and Central Asia: Environmental Suitability and Distribution of the Caucasian Rock Agama, Paralaudakia caucasia (Sauria: Agamidae) in Western and Central Asia 亚洲西部和中亚高加索岩石Agama，副高加索(蜥蜴目:Agamidae)的环境适宜性和分布:中亚西部高加索岩石Agama，副高加索(蜥蜴目:Agamidae)环境适宜性和分布

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Asian Herpetological Research Pub Date : 2013-12-19 DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1245.2013.00207

S. S. H. Yousefkhani, G. Ficetola, N. R. Pouyani, N. Ananjeva, E. R. Pouyani, Rafaqat Masroor

引用次数: 18

Report of a dicephalic steppes ratsnake (Elaphe dione) collected in South Korea 在韩国采集到一只双头草原鼠蛇

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Asian Herpetological Research Pub Date : 2013-12-19 DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1245.2013.00182

Il-Hun Kim, Ja Kyeong Kim, J. Fong, Daesik Park

引用次数: 3

A Preliminary Annotated Checklist of the Amphibians and Reptiles of the Kulen Promtep Wildlife Sanctuary in Northern Cambodia: A Preliminary Annotated Checklist of the Amphibians and Reptiles of the Kulen Promtep Wildlife Sanctuary in Northern Cambodia 柬埔寨北部Kulen Promtep野生动物保护区两栖动物和爬行动物的初步注释清单:柬埔寨北部Kulen Promtep野生动物保护区两栖动物和爬行动物的初步注释清单

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Asian Herpetological Research Pub Date : 2013-12-19 DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1245.2013.00036

Hartmann Timo, I. Flora, E. Sarah, Sothanin Sovath, Handschuh Markus, B. Wolfgang

引用次数: 6

Molecular Cloning and Characteristics of Catalase cDNA from Chinese Soft-shelled Turtle （Pelodiscus sinensis）华鳖过氧化氢酶cDNA的分子克隆及特性分析

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Asian Herpetological Research Pub Date : 2013-12-19 DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1245.2013.00090

Lijun, Pu, Cuijuan, Niu

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引用次数: 1

Effects of Different Rearing Strategies and Ages on Levels of Natural Antibodies in Saliva of the Philippine Crocodile 不同饲养策略和年龄对菲律宾鳄唾液天然抗体水平的影响

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Asian Herpetological Research Pub Date : 2013-12-19 DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1245.2013.00022

J. Groffen, H. Parmentier, W. V. D. Ven, M. Weerd

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引用次数: 5

A New Species of the Genus Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from Northern Thailand: A New Species of the Genus Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from Northern Thailand 泰国北部Leptolalax属一新种(无尾目:巨翅目):泰国北部Leptolalax属一新种(无尾目:巨翅目)

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Asian Herpetological Research Pub Date : 2013-12-19 DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1245.2013.00100

Jiang Ke, Yan Fang, S. Chatmongkon, Chomdej Siriwadee, Che Jing

引用次数: 21