The systematic status of earless dragon lizards, Tympanocryptis (Reptilia: Agamidae), in south-eastern Australia

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 551-564

  Smith, W J S ^a,c   Osborne, W S ^d   Donnellan, S C ^b   Cooper, P D ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^c NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service   (Australia)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IDENTIFICATION KEY; LIZARD; TAXONOMY;

AUSTRALIA;

TYMPANOCRYPTIS LINEATA; TYMPANOCRYPTIS TETRAPOROPHORA;

EID: 0033390995     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO99028     Document Type: Article

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