A new species of giant gecko of the genus Tarentola (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Jamaica

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 245, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 73-78

  Sprackland, R G ^a,b   Swinney, G N ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTRE DAME DE NAMUR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gekkonidae; Jamaica; New species; Tarentola

Indexed keywords

TARENTOLA ALBERTSCHWARTZI;

EID: 0031777183     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836998005081     Document Type: Article

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