Phylogeny and systematics of squamata (reptilia) based on morphology

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Volumn , Issue 310, 2008, Pages 1-182

  Conrad, Jack L ^a  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

AMPHISBAENIA; ANGUIMORPHA; AUTARCHOGLOSSA; DIBAMIDAE; GEKKOTA; IGUANIA; LACERTOIDEA; PLATYNOTA; REPTILIA; SCINCIDAE; SCINCOIDEA; SCINCOMORPHA; SCLEROGLOSSA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA; VARANOIDEA;

EID: 48549093760     PISSN: 00030090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1206/310.1     Document Type: Article

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