A new species of chameleon (sauria: Chamaeleonidae: Nadzikambia) from mount mabu, central mozambique

African Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 157-172

  Branch, William R ^a,b   Tolley, Krystal A ^c,d  

^a PORT ELIZABETH MUSEUM   (South Africa)

^b NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^d STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Chamaeleonidae; Mount Mabu; Mozambique; Nadzikambia; New species

Indexed keywords

ATHERIS; CHAMAELEONIDAE; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); PAPILIONOIDEA; SAURIA; VIPERINAE;

EID: 78349238834     PISSN: 21564574     EISSN: 21533660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2010.516275     Document Type: Article

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