A new species of Xantusia (Squamata: Xantusiidae) from Zacatecas, Mexico

Herpetologica

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 174-184

  Bezy, Robert L ^a   Villela, Oscar Flores ^b  

^a Section of Herpetology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Mexico; Night lizards; Squamata; Xantusia sanchezi new species; Xantusiidae; Zacatecas

Indexed keywords

XANTUSIA VIGILIS;

EID: 0032852696     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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