Reproductive cycles and sexual dimorphism in the viviparous skink, Sphenomorphus indicus (Sauria: Scincidae), from wushe, central Taiwan

Zoological Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 55-61

  Huang, Wen San ^a  

^a NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Reproduction; Sexual size difference; Sphenomorphus indicus; Viviparous lizards

Indexed keywords

SPHENOMORPHUS INDICUS;

EID: 0030039359     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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