A new dwarf chameleon (sauria: Bradypodion fitzinger, 1843) from the cape fold mountains, South Africa

Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 123-141

  Branch, William R ^a,d   Tolley, Krystal A ^b   Tilbury, Colin R ^c  

^a PORT ELIZABETH MUSEUM   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bradypodion; Cape Fold Mountains; Chamaeleonidae; New species; Sauria; South Africa; Swartberg

Indexed keywords

BRADYPODION; BRADYPODION ATROMONTANUM; BRADYPODION GUTTURALE; CHAMAELEONIDAE; SAURIA;

EID: 33845254027     PISSN: 04416651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2006.9635545     Document Type: Article

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