Distribution and conservation of the Komodo monitor (Varanus komodoensis)

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 99-107

  Ciofi, Claudio ^a,b,d   De Boer, Muriel E ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Geographical distribution; Lizard conservation; Population density estimates; Varanid

Indexed keywords

SQUAMATA; VARANUS; VARANUS KOMODOENSIS;

EID: 3843079481     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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