Systematics of the Egernia whitii species group (Lacertilia: Scincidae) in south-eastern Australia

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 439-459

  Donnellan, Stephen C ^a   Hutchinson, Mark N ^a   Dempsey, Paula ^a   Osborne, William S ^b  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOZYME; COLOR; LIZARD; TAXONOMY;

AUSTRALIA;

AMPHIBIA; EGERNIA; EGERNIA MARGARETAE; EGERNIA MODESTA; EGERNIA MULTISCUTATA; EGERNIA WHITII; LACERTILIA; REPTILIA; SCINCIDAE; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036914048     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO01065     Document Type: Article

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