Revision to species of Cyclura nubila lewisi, the Grand Cayman Blue Iguana

Caribbean Journal of Science

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 198-203

  Burton, Frederic J ^a  

^a Blue Iguana Recovery Programme Cayman   (Cayman Islands)

Author keywords

Color; General lineage concept; Rock Iguana; Scalation; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

PHYLOGENETICS; REPTILE; TAXONOMY;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAHAMAS; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CAYMAN ISLANDS; GRAND CAYMAN; GREATER ANTILLES;

CYCLURA; CYCLURA CYCHLURA; CYCLURA NUBILA; CYCLURA NUBILA LEWISI; IGUANA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 4344619959     PISSN: 00086452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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