Notes on the ecology and geographical distribution of the rare gymnophthalmid lizard Bachia bresslaui

Herpetologica

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 169-174

  Colli, Guarino R ^a   Zatz, Mariana G ^a   Da Cunha, Hélio J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bachia bresslaui; Brazil; Cerrado; Gymnophthalmidae

Indexed keywords

DIET; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; LIZARD; MORPHOLOGY;

BRAZIL;

BACHIA BRESSLAUI;

EID: 0031868435     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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