Vol. 4 No. 1 (2009)
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Observations of two melanistic smooth snakes (<i>Coronella austriaca</i>) from Dorset, United Kingdom

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  • Angelo P. Pernetta,
  • Christopher J. Reading
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13128/Acta_Herpetol-2960

Published 2009-07-01

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Pernetta, A. P., & Reading, C. J. (2009). Observations of two melanistic smooth snakes (<i>Coronella austriaca</i>) from Dorset, United Kingdom. Acta Herpetologica, 4(1), 109–112. https://doi.org/10.13128/Acta_Herpetol-2960
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Abstract

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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