On the diversity, colonization patterns and status of Hemidactylus spp. (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from the Western Indian Ocean islands

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 83-89

  Rocha, Sara ^a,b,c   Carretero, Miguel A ^a,b   Harris, D James ^a,b  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO EM BIODIVERSIDADE E RECURSOS GENÉTICOS   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

16s rRNA; Comoros; Geckos; Madagascar; Seychelles

Indexed keywords

GEKKONIDAE; HEMIDACTYLUS; HEMIDACTYLUS MABOUIA; HEMIDACTYLUS MERCATORIUS; HEMIDACTYLUS PLATYCEPHALUS; REPTILIA;

EID: 77955385247     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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