The distribution of Caiman crocodilus crocodilus and Caiman yacare populations in Brazil

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 193-201

  Brazaitis, Peter ^a   Rebêlo, George H ^b   Yamashita, Carlos ^c  

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAZIL; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

CAIMAN; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION;

BRAZIL;

CAESALPINIA CILIATA; CAIMAN CROCODILUS; CAIMAN CROCODILUS CROCODILUS; CAIMAN YACARE; CROCODILUS; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES);

EID: 0031719492     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853898X00476     Document Type: Article

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