Phylogeography of the smooth greensnake, Opheodrys vernalis (Squamata: Colubridae): divergent lineages and variable demographics in a widely distributed yet enigmatic species (original) (raw)

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1School of Natural Sciences, Black Hills State University, 1200 University Street, Spearfish, SD 577999008, USA 2Department of Biology, University of Texas at Tyler, 3900 University Boulevard, Tyler, TX 75799, USA 3University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Field Station, 3095 Blue Goose Road, Saukville, WI 53080, USA 4Department of Zoology, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Boulevard, Denver, CO 80205, USA

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