A new species of Lampropholis (Squamata: Scincidae) with a restricted, high altitude distribution in eastern Australia

Australian Zoologist

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 360-368

  Greer, Allen E ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION STATUS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT; NEW SPECIES; REPRODUCTION; TAXONOMY;

AUSTRALIA, (EAST);

LAMPROPHOLIS; LAMPROPHOLIS CALIGULA; LAMPROPHOLIS MIRABILIS;

EID: 0031416176     PISSN: 00672238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7882/AZ.1997.014     Document Type: Article

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