A report on the status of the herpetofauna of the Commonwealth of Dominica, West Indies

Applied Herpetology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 177-194

  Malhotra, Anita ^a   Thorpe, Roger S ^a   Hypolite, Eric ^b   James, Arlington ^b  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Forestry   (Dominica)

Author keywords

Anolis cristatellus; Anolis oculatus; Chytridiomycosis; Habitat loss; Iguana delicatissima; Invasive species; Leptodactylus fallax; Lesser antilles; Mountain chicken

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547552654     PISSN: 15707539     EISSN: 15707547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157075407780681365     Document Type: Review

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