The type specimens of Laudakia stellio (Linnaeus) (Reptilia: Agamidae) and its subspecies

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 40, Issue 7-8, 2006, Pages 461-471

  Crochet, Pierre Andre ^a   Lymberakis, Petros ^b   Werner, Yehudah ^c  

^a CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Agama stellio; Hardun; Laudakia stellio; Lectotype; Neotype; Reptilia Agamidae; Type specimens

Indexed keywords

LIZARD; POLYTYPISM; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY;

AGAMIDAE; LAUDAKIA STELLIO; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 33745574646     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930600703516     Document Type: Review

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