New data on the south african acontine skink typhlosaurus lomii haacke 1986 (squamata: Scincidae)

African Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 48, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 21-25

  Bauer, Aaron M ^a   Schneider, Victoria ^a   Lamb, Trip ^b   Moler, Paul E ^c   Babb, Randall D ^d  

^a VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Florida Game Fresh Water Fish Community   (United States)

^d ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Colouration; Diet; Habitat; Morphology; Osteology; South Africa; Typhlosaurus lomii

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049410414     PISSN: 21564574     EISSN: 21533660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21564574.1999.9651067     Document Type: Article

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