A new species of gekkonid lizard (Sphaerodactylinae: Gonatodes) from Guyana, South America

American Museum Novitates

Volumn , Issue 3524, 2006, Pages 1-13

  Cole, Charles J ^a   Kok, Philippe J R ^b  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^b ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

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EID: 33845791400     PISSN: 00030082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1206/0003-0082(2006)3524[1:ansogl]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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