Detailed Record for Drymarchon couperi

Common Name: Eastern indigo snake

Species (alternate): Drymarchon corais couperi

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Reptilia / Sub Class Lepidosauria / Order Squamata / Sub Order Ophidia / Family Colubridae / Genus Drymarchon

C-value (pg): 2.17

Chromosome Number (2n): 36

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Homo sapiens = 3.50pg

References:
Atkin, N.B., G. Mattinson, W. Beçak, and S. Ohno (1965). The comparative DNA content of 19 species of placental mammals, reptiles, and birds. Chromosoma 17: 1-10.

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