Dentition of the ground skink, Scincella lateralis (Sauria, Scincidae)

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 3, 1999, Pages 783-788

  Townsend Jr , Victor R ^a   Akin, Jonathan A ^a   Felgenhauer, Bruce E ^a   Dauphine, Jeanne ^a   Kidder, Shelly A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

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EID: 0345426303     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1447615     Document Type: Article

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