Phylogenetic affinities of the rare and enigmatic limb-reduced Anelytropsis (Reptilia: Squamata) as inferred with mitochondrial 16S rRNA sequence data

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 303-311

  Zaldivar Riverón, Alejandro ^a,c   De Oca, Adrián Nieto Montes ^a   Manríquez Morán, Norma ^a   Reeder, Tod W ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHISBAENIA; ANELYTROPSIS; DIBAMIDAE; DIBAMUS; GEKKOTA; GYMNOPHTHALMIDAE; LACERTIDAE; REPTILIA; SCLEROGLOSSA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA; TEIIDAE;

EID: 44649118000     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/06-2273.1     Document Type: Article

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