Mapping the terrestrial reptile distributions in Oman and the United Arab Emirates

ZooKeys

Volumn 31, Issue SPEC. ISSUE 6, 2009, Pages 165-177

  Gardner, Andrew S ^a  

^a ZAYED UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Atlas; Distribution; Gekkonidae; Herpetofauna; Mapping; Oman; Reptilia; Sauria; Serpentes; Squamata; UAE; United Arab Emirates

Indexed keywords

AMPHISBAENIA; GEKKONIDAE; REPTILIA; SAURIA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA;

EID: 77951038619     PISSN: 13132989     EISSN: 13132970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.31.133     Document Type: Article

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