Preliminary data on the diet of juvenile Varanus exanthematicus (Sauria: Varanidae) in the coastal plain of Ghana

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 75-76

  Bennett, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bosc's monitor lizard; Diet; Predation; Stomach flushing

Indexed keywords

VARANUS EXANTHEMATICUS;

EID: 0033934791     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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