Gecko on the rocks: An enigmatic new species of Gonatodes (Sphaerodactylidae) from Inselbergs of the Venezuelan Guayana

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1925, 2008, Pages 39-50

  Rivas, Gilson A ^a   Schargel, Walter E ^b  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS VETERINARIAS   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Gekkota; Gonatodes infernalis; Inselbergs; sp. nov.; Sphaerodactylidae; Venezuelan Guayana

Indexed keywords

GEKKONIDAE; GEKKOTA; GONATODES;

EID: 56249127131     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1925.1.5     Document Type: Article

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