A new Gecko in the genus Cyrtopodion Fitzinger, 1843 (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Western China

Herpetologica

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 186-193

  Shi, Lei ^a,b   Zhao, Er Mi ^a  

^a CHENGDU INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (China)

^b XINJIANG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Cyrtopodion dadunense Gekkonidae; New species; Squamata; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; NEW RECORD; NEW SPECIES; REPTILE; TAXONOMY;

CHINA; XINJIANG UYGUR;

CYRTOPODION; GEKKONIDAE; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 79957602113     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1655/09-036.1     Document Type: Article

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