New and unusual plio-pleistocene lizard (Reptilia: Scincidae) from wellington caves, New South Wales, Australia

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 139-147

  Hutchinson, Mark N ^a,b   Scanlon, John D ^a,b,c  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c Riversleigh Fossil Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REPTILIA; SCINCIDAE; SQUAMATA; ZANCLEA;

EID: 77649250394     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/08-126R.1     Document Type: Article

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