Project Gutenberg 2010-10-24 Public domain in the USA. 246 Hardy, Laurence M. Cole, Charles J. 73625548 Morphological Variation in a Population of the Snake, Tantilla gracilis Baird and Girard Produced by Simon Gardner, Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Morphological Variation in a Population of the Snake, Tantilla gracilis Baird and Girard" by Laurence M. Hardy and Charles J. Cole is a scientific publication written in the late 20th century. This study explores the morphological variations found among a population of the flat-headed snake, "Tantilla gracilis", specifically focusing on specimens collected in Kansas during the late 1930s to early 1940s. The authors aim to provide a comprehensive evaluation of the snake's taxonomic characteristics and examine potential variations relevant to its classification. The book presents a detailed analysis of the morphological traits of 246 specimens, examining various external and maxillary characteristics, including scale counts, ventral and subcaudal numbers, and the structure of the maxillae. The study reports that a significant proportion of the specimens display atypical characteristics compared to the common traits expected for the species. The authors also evaluate past research on "Tantilla gracilis", addressing the perceived need for the recognition of subspecies based on variations observed. Ultimately, Hardy and Cole conclude that the variations do not warrant separate subspecies classification, supporting the idea that the differences within the population are not significant enough to define distinct taxonomic groups. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 56.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Flat-headed snake Snakes -- Anatomy Reptiles -- Variation QH Text Browsing: Science - General Browsing: Science - Genetics/Biology/Evolution Category: Science - Biology 82668 2025-06-14T05:15:15.952775 text/html 75246 2021-01-07T02:43:19 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 629995 2021-01-07T02:43:19 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 766220 2025-06-14T05:15:23.889778 application/epub+zip 762826 2025-06-14T05:15:20.188779 application/epub+zip 86835 2025-06-14T05:15:18.717768 application/epub+zip 1000756 2025-06-14T05:15:26.435719 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 987711 2025-06-14T05:15:22.733731 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 99050 2022-09-15T13:45:54.017376 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 61824 2025-06-14T05:15:15.487794 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 61699 2021-01-07T02:43:19 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 20267 2021-01-07T02:43:19 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 61696 2021-01-07T02:43:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20251 2021-01-07T02:43:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20662 2025-06-14T05:15:26.594708 application/rdf+xml 26896 2025-06-14T05:15:19.287770 image/jpeg 4749 2025-06-14T05:15:19.003786 image/jpeg 740578 2025-06-14T05:15:15.993760 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog