Detailed Record for Coluber viridiflavus

Common Name: Western whip snake

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

C-value (pg): 2.20

Chromosome Number (2n): 36

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Podarcus sicula = 2.20pg

References:
Olmo, E. (1981). Evolution of genome size and DNA base composition in reptiles. Genetica 57: 39-50.

Other records available for this species:

Coluber viridiflavus = 3.26 (pg)

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