Habits hidden underground: A review on the reproduction of the Amphisbaenia with notes on four neotropical species

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 207-217

  Andrade, Denis V ^a   Nascimento, Luciana B ^b   Abe, Augusto S ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EGG PRODUCTION; INCUBATION; NEOTROPICAL REGION; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; TAXONOMY;

AMPHISBAENA ALBA; AMPHISBAENIA; AMPHISBAENIDAE; BIPEDIDAE; LEPOSTERNON; MONOPELTIS; MONOPELTIS CAPENSIS; RHINEURIDAE; TROGONOPHIDAE; TROGONOPHIS WIEGMANNI;

EID: 33746589180     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853806777239995     Document Type: Review

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