Phylogenetic relationships of a new genus and species of microteiid lizard from the Atlantic forest of North-eastern Brazil (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae)

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 144, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 543-557

  Rodrigues, Miguel Trefaut ^a   Xavier Freire, Eliza Maria ^b   Machado Pellegrino, Katia Cristina ^c   Sites Jr , Jack W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^c PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^d BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cercosaurinae; Dryadosaura; Ecpleopini; Molecular phylogeny; Osteology; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ANOTOSAURA; COLOBOSAUROIDES; ECPLEOPINI; GYMNOPHTHALMIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 20044374662     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: 10963642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00177.x     Document Type: Article

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