A new species of Varanus Merrem (Squamata: Varanidae) from the Pilbara region of Western Australia, with observations on sexual dimorphism in closely related species

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1313, 2006, Pages 1-38

  Aplin, Kenneth P ^a   Fitch, Alison J ^b,c   King, Dennis J ^d  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Australia; Goanna; Mitochondrial DNA; Sexual dimorphism; Taxonomy; Varanus

Indexed keywords

ACACIA ANEURA; ODATRIA; SQUAMATA; VARANIDAE; VARANUS; VARANUS CAUDOLINEATUS; VARANUS GILLENI;

EID: 33749655943     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1313.1.1     Document Type: Article

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