A new species of Mabuya (Reptilia, Squamata, Scincidae) from the Caribbean island of San Andrés, with a new interpretation of nuchal scales: A character of taxonomic importance

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-7

  Miralles, Aurélien ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Insular endemism; Mabuya berengerae; San Andr s Archipelago; Skink

Indexed keywords

MABUYA; PROVIDENCIA; REPTILIA; SCINCIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 33745821188     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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