A new character within the taxonomically difficult Sphenomorphus group of lygosomine skinks, with a description of a new species from New Guinea

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 79-87

  Greer, Allen E ^a   Shea, Glenn ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SCINCIDAE; SPHENOMORPHUS; SPHENOMORPHUS MAINDRONI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 2142780350     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/78-03A     Document Type: Article

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