Discovery of a new species of Luperosaurus (Squamata; Gekkonidae from Sulawesi, with a phylogenetic analysis of the genus, and comments on the status of Luperosaurus serraticaudus

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 1, 2000, Pages 191-209

  Brown, Rape M ^a   Supriatna, Jatna ^b   Ota, Hidetoshi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

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EID: 0033955280     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2000)2000[0191:DOANSO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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