Molecular systematics of Caribbean skinks of the genus Mabuya (Reptilia, scincidae), with descriptions of two new species from venezuela

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 156, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 598-616

  Miralles, Aurélien ^a   Fuenmayor, Gilson Rivas ^b   Bonillo, Céline ^a   Schargel, Walter E ^c   Barros, Tito ^d   GarcÍa Perez, Juan E ^e   Barrio AmorÓs, César L ^f  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b Museo de Historia Natural La Salle   (Venezuela)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^d FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS VETERINARIAS   (Venezuela)

^e Universidad Nacional Experimental de Los Llanos Occidentales Ezequiel Zamora   (Venezuela)

^f Fundacion AndigenA   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Altitudinal speciation; Andes; Antilles; Biogeography; Central America; Lizard; Phylogeny; Saint Lucia; South America; Taxonomy.

Indexed keywords

MABUYA; MABUYA MABOUYA; REPTILIA; SCINCIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 68149150587     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: 10963642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00487.x     Document Type: Article

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