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classification of Loveridge elapoides
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by nietzsche on December 21, 2009
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Does anyone know what criteria they are using to classify Loveridge elapoides? Are they using Karyotype and/or meristics, or how are they determining this? The reason I ask is that a superficial look at the head scales, and this snake seems to be some sort of Micrurus, and I was just wondering (considering that snakes are frequently reclassified and renamed) if anyone knew exactly what factors are used to determine this species.
Thank you for your help,
Kelly
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RE: classification of Loveridge elapoides
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by Crotalus75 on December 21, 2009
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J. SCOTT KEOGH
Molecular phylogeny of elapid snakes and a
consideration of their biogeographic history
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society (1998), 63: 177–203.
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RE: classification of Loveridge elapoides
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by nietzsche on December 26, 2009
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Thanks for the help. That paper has alot of information, but it gives me a much better idea of what they are looking at when they classify a species and what can go wrong (pseudogenes?)that could result in revising the classification.
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