Taxonomy and biogeography of the Sceloporus magister complex (Squamata: Phrynosomatidae) in Baja California, México

Herpetologica

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 416-427

  Grismer, L Lee ^a   Mcguire, Jimmy A ^b  

^a LA SIERRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Baja California; Isla Santa Catalina; Lineage; M xico; Pattern class; Sceloporus; Sceloporus lineatulus; Sceloporus magister; Sceloporus monserratensis; Sceloporus rufidorsum; Sceloporus zosteromus; Systematics

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; LIZARD; TAXONOMY;

MEXICO, BAJA CALIFORNIA;

SCELOPORUS; SCELOPORUS LINEATULUS; SCELOPORUS MAGISTER; SCELOPORUS MONSERRATENSIS; SCELOPORUS RUFIDORSUM; SCELOPORUS ZOSTEROMUS;

EID: 0030429790     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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