Typhlosaurus jappi broadley, 1968, a valid species of acontine skink

African Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 56-58

  Schneider, Victoria ^a,b   Bauer, Aaron M ^a  

^a VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acontinae; Scincidae; Species concept; Typhlosaurus jappi; Typhlosaurus lineatus

Indexed keywords

SCINCIDAE; TYPHLOSAURUS; TYPHLOSAURUS LINEATUS;

EID: 68649099503     PISSN: 21564574     EISSN: 21533660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2009.9635582     Document Type: Article

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