A new cryptic species of pond turtle from southern Italy, the hottest spot in the range of the genus Emys (Reptilia, Testudines, Emydidae)

Zoologica Scripta

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 351-371

  Fritz, Uwe ^a   Fattizzo, Tiziano ^b   Guicking, Daniela ^c   Tripepi, Sandro ^d   Pennisi, Maria Grazia ^e   Lenk, Peter ^f   Joger, Ulrich ^g   Wink, Michael ^c  

^a DNA Laboratory   (Germany)

^b Museo Civico 'P Parenzan'   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^f Staatliches Naturhistorisches Museum ^*  (Germany)

^g Staatliches Naturhistorisches Museum   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMYDIDAE; EMYS; EMYS ORBICULARIS; EMYS ORBICULARIS HELLENICA; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 21244451110     PISSN: 03003256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6409.2005.00188.x     Document Type: Article

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