A new species of cryptically coloured day gecko (Phelsuma) from the Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park in western Madagascar

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 2195, 2009, Pages 61-68

  Glaw, Frank ^a   Köhler, Jörn ^b   Vences, Miguel ^c  

^a ZOOLOGISCHE STAATSSAMMLUNG MÜNCHEN   (Germany)

^b Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt ^*  (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gekkonidae; Madagascar; New species; Phelsuma; Squamata; Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park

Indexed keywords

GEKKONIDAE; PHELSUMA; PHELSUMA MUTABILIS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 69149094444     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2195.1.4     Document Type: Article

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