A new species of mesoclemmys, from the open formations of northeastern Brazil (Chelonii, Chelidae)

Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia

Volumn 45, Issue 24, 2005, Pages 295-311

  Bour, Roger ^a   Zaher, Hussam ^b  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Chelidae; Chelonii; Mesoclemmys perplexa; New species; Phylogeny; Piau ; Systematics; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747826820     PISSN: 00311049     EISSN: 18070205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0031-10492005002400001     Document Type: Article

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