Diet and foraging of the endemic lizard Cnemidophorus littoralis (squamata, teiidae) in the restinga de Jurubatiba, Macaé, RJ

Brazilian Journal of Biology

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 803-807

  Menezes, Vanderlaine Amaral ^a   Amaral, V C ^a   Sluys, M V ^a   Rocha, C F D ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cnemidophorus littoralis; diet; restinga; Squamata; Teiidae

Indexed keywords

CNEMIDOPHORUS; GEKKONIDAE; HEMIDACTYLUS MABOUIA; ISOPTERA; SQUAMATA; TEIIDAE;

EID: 33749436074     PISSN: 15196984     EISSN: 16784375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1519-69842006000500005     Document Type: Article

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