An AID to the identification of the South American species of amphisbaena (squamata, amphisbaenidae)

Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia

Volumn 42, Issue 15, 2002, Pages 351-362

  Vanzolini, P E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amphisbaena; Identification

Indexed keywords

EID: 29244466004     PISSN: 00311049     EISSN: 18070205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0031-10492002001500001     Document Type: Article

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