An annotated type catalogue of the amphisbaenians (Reptilia: Squamata:Amphisbaenia) in the zoological museum, Berlin

Zoosystematics and Evolution

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 41-50

  Gans, Carl ^a   Bauer, Aaron M ^b   Günther, Rainer ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amphisbaenia; Berlin; Reptilia; Squamata; Type catalogue; Zoological Museum

Indexed keywords

EID: 29244491868     PISSN: 14351935     EISSN: 18600743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mmnz.19970730108     Document Type: Article

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