A new species of Underwoodisaurus (Squamata: Gekkota: Carphodactylidae) from the Pilbara region of Western Australia

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 3010, 2011, Pages 20-30

  Doughty, Paul ^a   Oliver, Paul M ^b,c  

^a WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conservation; Gecko; Relictual distribution; Underwoodisaurus milii

Indexed keywords

CHONDRICHTHYES; GEKKONIDAE; GEKKOTA; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 80052360670     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3010.1.2     Document Type: Review

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