The status of short-horned lizards, Phrynosoma douglasi and P. hernandezi, in Canada

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-16

  Powell, G Lawrence ^a   Russell, Anthony P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alberta; British Columbia; Distribution status; Extirpated; Phrynosoma douglasi; Phrynosoma hernandezi; Pygmy Short horned Lizard; Saskatchewan; Short horned Lizard; Vulnerable

Indexed keywords

PHRYNOSOMA DOUGLASI; PHRYNOSOMA HERNANDEZI; PHRYNOSOMA DOUGLASSII; SQUAMATA;

CONSERVATION STATUS; LIZARD;

CANADA;

EID: 0031597647     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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