Natural history of Xenosaurus phalaroanthereon (Squamata, Xenosauridae), a Knob-scaled Lizard from Oaxaca, Mexico

Phyllomedusa

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 133-137

  Lemos Espinal, Julio A ^a   Smith, Geoffrey R ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b DENISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body temperature; Mexico; Sex ratio; Sexual dimorphism; Size at maturity; Squamata; Xenosauridae; Xenosaurus phalaroanthereon

Indexed keywords

BODY TEMPERATURE; HABITAT SELECTION; LIZARD; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; OAXACA;

SQUAMATA; XENOSAURIDAE; XENOSAURUS;

EID: 29944447793     PISSN: 15191397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v4i2p133-137     Document Type: Article

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