A misunderstood new gecko of the genus hemidactylus from socotra island, yemen (reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae)

Acta Herpetologica

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 83-98

  Sindaco, Roberto ^a,d   Ziliani, Ugo ^b   Razzetti, Edoardo ^c   Carugati, Caterina ^b   Grieco, Cristina ^a   Pupin, Fabio ^c   Al Aseily, Badr Awadh ^e   Pella, Francesca ^c   Fasola, Mauro ^c  

^a Istituto per le Piante da Legno e l'Ambiente   (Italy)

^b Università degli Studi di Pavia ^*  (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^d Museo Civico di Storia Naturale   (Italy)

^e SCDP EPA Office   (Yemen)

Author keywords

Hemidactylus; New species; Socotra; Yemen

Indexed keywords

GEKKONIDAE; HEMIDACTYLUS; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 77950930952     PISSN: 18279635     EISSN: 18279643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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