Reproductive cycle of the tropical night lizard lepidophyma pajapanensis from veracruz, mexico

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 336-339

  Mëndez De La Cruz, Fausto R ^a   Cruz, Maricela Villagrân Santa ^a   Hernândez Gallegos, Oswaldo ^a   Manrfquez Moran, Norma L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

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EID: 33745529480     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565738     Document Type: Article

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