Detailed Record for Natrix tessellata

Common Name: Dice snake

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

C-value (pg): 1.91

Chromosome Number (2n): 34

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Rana pipiens = 6.70pg

References:
MacCulloch, R.D., D.E. Upton, and R.W. Murphy (1996). Trends in nuclear DNA content among amphibians and reptiles. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 113B: 601-605.

Other records available for this species:

Natrix tessellata = 1.75 (pg)
Natrix tessellata = 2.35 (pg)

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