New loam-swimming skink, genus brachymeles (reptilia: Squamata: scincidae) from Luzon and Catanduanes islands, Philippines

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 49-60

  Siler, Cameron D ^a   Diesmos, Arvin C ^b   Brown, Rafe M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b National Museum of the Philippines   (Philippines)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRACHYMELES; BRACHYMELES TALINIS; REPTILIA; SCINCIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 77649087917     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/08-318.1     Document Type: Article

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