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| Hoogmoed, M.S.. |
| The study of snaks from the Guianan region got an early start in 1705 when several species were pictured by Merian. As relatively large proportion of the snakes described by Linnaeus originated from Surinam. Interest for and knowledge of this group of animals steadily increased in the 18th and 19th century (80 species known at the turn of the century), but only in the second part of the 20 th century detailed studies of snake faunas from (part of) the Guianan region appeared. No such study for the entire area has been published till now. At present a total of 134 species of snakes, belonging to 159 taxa, is known. Only 19.4% is endemic, the majority (43.4%) belong to species with an Amazonian distribution. Seventeen species (12.7%) are venemous, ten... |
| Tipo: Article / Letter to the editor |
Palavras-chave: Snakes; Guiana; Taxonomy; Amazonia. |
| Ano: 1982 |
URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/409113 |
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