The ecology of Cnemidophorus ocellifer (Squamata, Teiidae) in a neotropical Savanna

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 498-509

  Mesquita, Daniel Oliveira ^a   Colli, Guarino Rinaldi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CNEMIDOPHORUS; CNEMIDOPHORUS OCELLIFER; ISOPTERA; SQUAMATA; TEIIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0141796505     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/179-02a     Document Type: Article

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