First record of the genus Ptyodactylus Goldfuss, 1820 (Sauria: Gekkonidae) for Mauritania (West Africa)

Salamandra

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 51-53

  De La Riva, Ignacio ^a   Padial, José M ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gekkonidae; Mauritania; Ptyodactylus; Reptilia; Sahara desert; Sahel

Indexed keywords

GEKKONIDAE; PTYODACTYLUS; REPTILIA; SAURIA;

EID: 44949221605     PISSN: 00363375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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