A revision of chamaeleonids from the Lower Miocene of the Czech Republic with description of a new species of Chamaeleo (Squamata, Chamaeleonidae);Révision des caméléonidés du Miocène inférieur de République tchèque, avec description d'une nouvelle espèce de Chamaeleo (Squamata, Chamaeleonidae)

Geobios

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 605-613

  Čerňanský, Andrej ^a  

^a Physics and Informatics   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Chamaeleo andrusovi nov. sp.; Chamaeleo caroliquarti; Lower Miocene; Nomen dubium; Squamata

Indexed keywords

CRANIUM; DENTITION; LIZARD; MIOCENE; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

CZECH REPUBLIC;

CALUMMA; CALUMMA GLOBIFER; CHAMAELEO; CHAMAELEO CALYPTRATUS; CHAMAELEO CAROLIQUARTI; CHAMAELEO CHAMAELEON; CHAMAELEONIDAE; FURCIFER; FURCIFER PARDALIS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 78649904038     PISSN: 00166995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geobios.2010.04.001     Document Type: Article

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