Using morphological and molecular evidence to infer species boundaries within Proctoporus bolivianus Werner (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae)

Herpetologica

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 432-449

  Doan, Tiffany M ^a,c   Castoe, Todd A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^c VASSAR COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Andes; Cryptic species; Cusco; Gymnophthalmidae; New species; Peru; Proctoporus bolivianus; Proctoporus sucullucu; Proctoporus unsaacae; South America; Squamata; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

LIZARD; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; TAXONOMY;

ANDES; SOUTH AMERICA;

AMPHIBIA; GYMNOPHTHALMIDAE; PROCTOPORUS BOLIVIANUS; PROCTOPORUS SUCULLUCU; PROCTOPORUS UNSAACAE; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0141450169     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1655/03-09     Document Type: Article

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