Conservation status of the dwarf crag lizard, Pseudocordylus nebulosus, from the Hottentots Holland Mountains, South Africa

African Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 123-132

  Costandius, Eloise ^a   Mouton, P le Fras N ^a   Boucher, Charlie ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cordylidae; Extent of occurrence; Habitat partitioning; Melanism; Threats

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CONSERVATION STATUS; ECTOTHERMY; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; LIZARD; RELICT SPECIES; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVIVAL;

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

CORDYLIDAE; PSEUDOCORDYLUS NEBULOSUS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 33846253544     PISSN: 03794369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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