New species of Gekko (Squamata: Sauria: Gekkonidae) from China: Morphological and molecular evidence

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1778, 2008, Pages 59-68

  Zhou, Kaiya ^a   Wang, Qiuxian ^a  

^a NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Description; Gekko wenxianensis sp. nov.; Gekkonidae; Molecular study; Northwest China

Indexed keywords

GEKKO; GEKKO JAPONICUS; GEKKONIDAE; SAURIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 45149130381     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1778.1.5     Document Type: Article

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