Reproductive cycle of the Namib giant ground gecko, Chondrodactylus angulifer (Squamata: Gekkonidae)

African Zoology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 308-311

  Goldberg, Stephen R ^a  

^a WHITTIER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chondrodactylus angulifer; Gekkonidae; Namib giant ground gecko; Reproductive cycle

Indexed keywords

HISTOLOGY; LIZARD; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

CHONDRODACTYLUS ANGULIFER; GEKKO; GEKKONIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 33750945117     PISSN: 15627020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3377/1562-7020(2006)41[308:RCOTNG]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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