A new genus and species of live-bearing scincid lizard (Reptilia: Scincidae) from New Caledonia

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 320-330

  Sadlier, Ross A ^a   Smith, Sarah A ^b,d   Bauer, Aaron M ^b   Whitaker, Anthony H ^c  

^a AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^b VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Stony Brook University ^*  (New Zealand)

^d STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARMOROSPHAX; REPTILIA; SCINCIDAE; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 7044233696     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/196-03A     Document Type: Article

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