Aspects of the ecology of a distinct population of Xenosaurus platyceps from Querétaro, México

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 204-210

  Lemos Espinal, Julio A ^a   Smith, Geoffrey R ^b   Ballinger, Royce E ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b DENISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; LIZARD;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; QUERETARO;

AMPHIBIA; PLATYCEPS; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA; XENOSAURUS; XENOSAURUS PLATYCEPS;

EID: 3543150679     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1568538041231166     Document Type: Article

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