A multivariate analysis of geographic variation in the Trapelus agilis complex (Sauria: Agamidae)

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 159-173

  Rastegar Pouyani, Nasrullah ^a  

^a RAZI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; LIZARD; MORPHOLOGY;

AFGHANISTAN; ASIA; DAGESTAN; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; INDIA; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST; PAKISTAN; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

AGAMIDAE; SAURIA; TRAPELUS AGILIS;

EID: 23444446708     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1568538054253474     Document Type: Article

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