The ethmoidal region of Dibamus taylori (Squamata: Dibamidae), with a phylogenetic hypothesis on dibamid relationships within Squamata

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 385-426

  Hallermann, Jakob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Morphology; Phylogenetic analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 21944452515     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: 10963642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1998.tb02157.x     Document Type: Article

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