A new large and colorful skink of the genus Amphiglossus from Madagascar revealed by morphology and multilocus molecular study

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 2918, 2011, Pages 47-67

  Miralles, Aurélien ^a   Raselimanana, Achille P ^b,c   Rakotomalala, Domoina ^d   Vences, Miguel ^a   Vieites, David R ^e  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

^c ASSOCIATION VAHATRA   (Madagascar)

^d WWF Madagascar and Western Indian Ocean Programme Office   (Madagascar)

^e MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amphiglossus; Conservation; Madagascar; Molecular phylogeny; Rainforest; Scincidae; Scincomorpha; Squamata

Indexed keywords

AMPHIGLOSSUS; ANDRONGO CRENNI; INVERTEBRATA; ISOPTERA; SCINCIDAE; SCINCOMORPHA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 79958785690     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2918.1.5     Document Type: Article

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