A taxonomic revision of the flying lizards (Iguania: Agamidae: Draco) of the Philippine Islands, with a description of a new species

Herpetological Monographs

Volumn , Issue 14, 2000, Pages 81-138

  McGuire, Jimmy A ^a,c   Alcala, Angel C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Ortigas Center   (Philippines)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Draco; Flying lizards; New species; Philippines; Species concepts; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

AGAMIDAE; DRACO; IGUANIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0002092638     PISSN: 07331347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2307/1467046     Document Type: Article

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