Identity, reproduction, variation, ecology, and geographic origin of a Florida adventive: Cnemidophorus lemniscatus (Rainbow Whiptail Lizard, Sauria: Teiidae)

Southeastern Naturalist

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 45-54

  Butterfield, Brian P ^a   Hauge, J Brian ^b   Flanagan, Anthony ^c   Walker, James M ^d  

^a Freed Hardeman University   (United States)

^b Peninsula College   (United States)

^c University of Arkansas ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CNEMIDOPHORUS LEMNISCATUS; SAURIA; SQUAMATA; TEIIDAE;

EID: 65949091169     PISSN: 15287092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/058.008.0105     Document Type: Article

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