A new, but probably extinct, species of Cnemidophorus (Squamata, Teiidae) from Uruguay

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 97-105

  Cabrera, Mario R ^a   Carreira, Santiago ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^b FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS   (Uruguay)

^c MUSEO NACIONAL DE HISTORIA NATURAL   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Cnemidophorus lacertoides; Extinction; New species; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

CNEMIDOPHORUS; CNEMIDOPHORUS LACERTOIDES; SQUAMATA; TEIIDAE;

EID: 70350161498     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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