Eastern Mediterranean chameleons (Chamaeleo chamaeleon, Ch. africanus) are distinct

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 535-540

  Dimaki, Maria ^a   Hundsdörfer, Anna K ^b   Fritz, Uwe ^b  

^a Goulandris Natural History Museum   (Greece)

^b Museum of Zoology   (Germany)

Author keywords

16S rRNA gene; Chamaeleo africanus; Chamaeleo chamaeleon; Eastern Mediterranean; Phylogeography

Indexed keywords

LIZARD; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY;

AFRICA; EGYPT; NILE DELTA; NORTH AFRICA;

CHAMAELEO AFRICANUS; CHAMAELEO CHAMAELEON; CHAMAELEONIDAE;

EID: 66849108718     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853808786230415     Document Type: Article

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