A new species of cnemidophorus from the jalapão region, in the Central Brazilian cerrado

Herpetologica

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 311-327

  Colli, Guarino R ^a   Giugliano, Lilian G ^a   Mesquita, Daniel O ^b   França, Frederico G R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Cerrado; Cnemidophorus; Conservation; Lizards; Teiidae

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; BIOME; BODY SIZE; CLUTCH SIZE; LIZARD; NEW SPECIES; SAVANNA;

BRAZIL;

ANURA; CNEMIDOPHORUS; SQUAMATA; TEIIDAE;

EID: 73349112269     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1655/08-049R1.1     Document Type: Article

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