Sexual dimorphism in the Neotropical lizard, Tropidurus torquatus (Squamata, Tropiduridae)

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 127-137

  Pinto, Adriana C S ^a   Wiederhecker, Helga C ^a   Colli, Guarino R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOR; LIZARD; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

SQUAMATA; TROPIDURINAE; TROPIDURUS TORQUATUS;

EID: 23444457746     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1568538054253384     Document Type: Article

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