Status of the Culebra island giant anole (Anolis roosevelti)

Herpetological Conservation and Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 223-232

  Kessler, Ava Gaa Ojeda ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anolis roosevelti; Culebra Island giant anole; Endangered; Extinct; Field study

Indexed keywords

IGUANA IGUANA; SQUAMATA; XIPHOSURUS ROOSEVELTI;

EID: 77958495837     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19317603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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