Homopholis and Blaesodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) revisited: New insights from a molecular phylogeny

African Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 101-114

  Greenbaum, Eli ^a   Bauer, Aaron M ^a   Jackman, Todd R ^a  

^a VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Blaesodactylus; Gekkonidae; Homopholis; Phylogeny; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

AFROEDURA; BLAESODACTYLUS; GEKKONIDAE; HOMOPHOLIS; NUCLEA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 45749125045     PISSN: 04416651     EISSN: 21533660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2007.9635557     Document Type: Article

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