Mountain wolf snake (Lycodon r. ruhstrati) predation on an exotic lizard, Anolis sagrei, in Chiayi County, Taiwan

Herpetological Bulletin

Volumn , Issue 101, 2007, Pages 13-17

  Norval, Gerrut ^a   Huang, Shao Chang ^b   Mao, Jean Jay ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

^b TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOLIS SAGREI; LYCODON; SQUAMATA;

EID: 44949198243     PISSN: 14730928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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