Distribution and status of Podocnemis lewyana in the Magdalena river drainage of Colombia

Chelonian Conservation and Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 45-51

  Restrepo, Adriana ^a   Páez, Vivian P ^a   López, Catalina ^a   Bock, Brian C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Abundance; Colombia; Distribution; Podocnemididae; Pododnemis lewyana; Reptilia; Status; Testudines; Threatened species; Turtle

Indexed keywords

PODOCNEMIDIDAE; PODOCNEMIS LEWYANA; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 50249116199     PISSN: 10718443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2744/CCB-0668.1     Document Type: Article

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