Morphological and genetic discrimination of new species and subspecies of gekkonid and scincid lizards (Squamata: Lacertilia) from the Carnarvon Basin region of Western Australia

Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 201-223

  Aplin, K P ^a   Adams, M ^b  

^a WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^b SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENETICS; LIZARD; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES;

AUSTRALIA;

CTENOTUS MARYANI; DIPLODACTYLUS KLUGEI; MENETIA SURDA;

EID: 0032324081     PISSN: 0035922X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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