Re-discovery of cynisca bifrontalis in gabon, with additional notes on monopeltis galeata (reptilia: Amphisbaenia)

African Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 93-100

  Branch, William R ^a   Pauwels, Olivier S G ^b   Burger, Marius ^c  

^a PORT ELIZABETH MUSEUM   (South Africa)

^b ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Amphisbaenia; Cynisca bifrontalis; Cynisca haughi; Distribution; Gabon; Monopeltis galeata; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645754685     PISSN: 21564574     EISSN: 21533660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2003.9635484     Document Type: Article

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