Bridging the gap in Proctoporus distribution: A new species (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from the Andes of Venezuela

Herpetologica

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 68-75

  Doan, Tiffany M ^a,b   Schargel, Walter E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b VASSAR COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gymnophthalmidae; M rida Andes; New species; Proctoporus inanis new species; South America; Squamata; Taxonomy; Venezuela

Indexed keywords

LIZARD; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

ANDES; VENEZUELA;

AMPHIBIA; GYMNOPHTHALMIDAE; HIATUS; PROCTOPORUS; PROCTOPORUS LUCTUOSUS; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037373838     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1655/0018-0831(2003)059[0068:BTGIPD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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