Reproductive cycle of the oviparious lizard Japalura brevipes (Agamidae: Reptilia) in Taiwan, Republic of China

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 22-29

  Huang, Wen San ^a  

^a NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAMIDAE; JAPALURA; JAPALURA BREVIPES; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0030908669     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565324     Document Type: Article

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