New species of diminutive scincid lizard (Squamata; Lygosominae: Sphenomorphus) from Luzon Island, Republic of the Philippines

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 2, 1999, Pages 362-370

  Brown, Rafe M ^a,c   McGuire, Jimmy A ^a,e   Ferner, John W ^b,c   Alcala, Angel C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Thomas More College Crestview Hills   (United States)

^c Cincinnati Museum Center   (United States)

^d Ortigas Center   (Philippines)

^e DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARVOSCINCUS; PARVOSCINCUS PALAWENSIS; PARVOSCINCUS SISONI; SCINCIDAE; SPHENOMORPHUS; SPHENOMORPHUS ATRIGULARIS; SPHENOMORPHUS BIPARIETALIS; SPHENOMORPHUS LAWTONI; SPHENOMORPHUS LUZONENSIS; SPHENOMORPHUS STEEREI; SPHENOMORPHUS TAGAPAYO; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0033531912     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1447481     Document Type: Article

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