Checklist and comments on the terrestrial amphibian and reptile fauna from Utai, northwestern Papua New Guinea

Herpetological Review

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 40-46

  Austin, Christopher C ^a   Hayden, Christopher J ^a   Bigilale, Ilaiah ^b   Dahl, Chris ^c,d   Anaminiato, Jim ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Papua New Guinea National Museum and Art Gallery   (Papua New Guinea)

^c c/o Wildlife Conservation Society ^*  (Papua New Guinea)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA   (Papua New Guinea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 41849093021     PISSN: 0018084X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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