New species of cloud forest Anolis (Squamata: Polychrotidae) in the crassulus group from Parque Nacional Montana de Yoro, Honduras

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 1, 2009, Pages 62-70

  Townsend, Josiah H ^a,b   Wilson, Larry David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b ZAMORANO UNIVERSITY   (Honduras)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD FOREST; ENDANGERED SPECIES; LIZARD; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES;

CENTRAL AMERICA; HONDURAS;

ANOLIS; NOROPS CRASSULUS; POLYCHROTINAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 62249200532     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/CH-07-234     Document Type: Article

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