Systematics of the Carlia 'fusca' complex (Reptilia: Scincidae) from northern Australia

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 2227, 2009, Pages 1-31

  Donnellan, S C ^a,b   Couper, P J ^c   Saint, K M ^a   Wheaton, L ^a  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allozyme; Carlia; Chromosome; Lizard; Mitochondrial DNA; Morphology; Scincidae; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

CARLIA FUSCA; CARLIA LONGIPES; REPTILIA; SCINCIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 70349289380     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2227.1.1     Document Type: Article

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