Generation glands and sexual size dimorphism in the cape crag lizard, pseudocordylus microlepidotus

African Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 43-51

  Mouton, P le Fras N ^a   Gagiano, Carmen ^a   Sachse, Beate ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cordylidae; Femoral glands; Generation glands; Pseudocordylus microlepidotus

Indexed keywords

CORDYLIDAE; MICROLEPIDOTUS; PSEUDOCORDYLUS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 33646723473     PISSN: 21564574     EISSN: 21533660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2005.9635516     Document Type: Article

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