Review of the lizard fauna of Jordan

Zoology in the Middle East

Volumn , Issue SUPPL. 3, 2011, Pages 89-102

  Disi, Ahmad M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Biodiversity and conversation; Jordan; Lizard fauna; Zoogeography

Indexed keywords

AFROTROPICAL REGION; ALLOPATRY; BIODIVERSITY; BIOGEOGRAPHY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOZONE; HABITAT TYPE; LITERATURE REVIEW; LIZARD; PALEARCTIC REGION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT;

JORDAN;

ACANTHODACTYLUS; APODUS; LACERTA MEDIA; PTYODACTYLUS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 79952611102     PISSN: 09397140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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