Reproduction in a group-living lizard, Cordylus cataphractus (Cordylidae), from South Africa

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 691-696

  Flemming, Alexander F ^a   Mouton, P Le Fras N ^a  

^a Department of Zoology ^*  (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORDYLIDAE; CORDYLUS; CORDYLUS CATAPHRACTUS; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036945822     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/0022-1511(2002)036[0691:RIAGLL]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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