Deciphering the cryptic species diversity of dull-coloured day geckos Phelsuma (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Madagascar, with description of a new species

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 2982, 2011, Pages 40-48

  Crottini, Angelica ^a,b,d   Gehring, Philip Sebastian ^a   Glaw, Frank ^c   James Harris, D ^d   Lima, Alexandra ^d,e   Vences, Miguel ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c ZOOLOGISCHE STAATSSAMMLUNG MÜNCHEN   (Germany)

^d CENTRO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO EM BIODIVERSIDADE E RECURSOS GENÉTICOS   (Portugal)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Ambalavao; Gekkonidae; Madagascar; New species; Phelsuma; Squamata

Indexed keywords

GEKKONIDAE; PHELSUMA; PHELSUMA BREVICEPS; PHELSUMA MUTABILIS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 79961048120     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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