The ecological specialist, Thermophis baileyi (Wall, 1907) - New records, distribution and biogeographic conclusions

Herpetological Bulletin

Volumn , Issue 101, 2007, Pages 8-12

  Dorge, Tsering ^a   Hofmann, Sylvia ^b   Wangdwei, Migmar ^a   Duoje, Lapager ^a,c   Solhøy, Torstein ^c   Miehe, Georg ^d  

^a TIBET UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^d PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAILEYI; COLUBRIDAE; REPTILIA;

EID: 44949199188     PISSN: 14730928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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