Diversification in the steppe rat snake Elaphe dione (Pallas, 1773) coincides with the Mid-Pleistocene climatic transition of Eurasia.

Simonov E, Chernigova P, Lisachov A, Akhmedenov K, Ermakov O, Klenina A, Bakiev A, Nazarov R, Akhmedenova S, Jablonski D

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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.20351
Published: 2026
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@article{allodium:10.7717/peerj.20351,
  title = {Diversification in the steppe rat snake Elaphe dione (Pallas, 1773) coincides with the Mid-Pleistocene climatic transition of Eurasia.},
  author = {Simonov E and Chernigova P and Lisachov A and Akhmedenov K and Ermakov O and Klenina A and Bakiev A and Nazarov R and Akhmedenova S and Jablonski D},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PeerJ},
  doi = {10.7717/peerj.20351},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20351}
}

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AU  - Akhmedenov K
AU  - Ermakov O
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AU  - Nazarov R
AU  - Akhmedenova S
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PY  - 2026
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E, S., P, C., A, L., K, A., O, E., A, K., A, B., R, N., S, A., & D, J. (2026). Diversification in the steppe rat snake Elaphe dione (Pallas, 1773) coincides with the Mid-Pleistocene climatic transition of Eurasia.. PeerJ. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20351

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