Redescriptions of two poorly known slender skinks, Brachymeles bicolor and Brachymeles pathfinderi (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae), from the Philippines

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 355-369

  Siler, Cameron D ^a   Crombie, Ronald I ^b   Diesmos, Arvin C ^c   Brown, Rafe M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^c National Museum of the Philippines   (Philippines)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRACHYMELES; BRACHYMELES BICOLOR; REPTILIA; SCINCIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 80053419357     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/10-103.1     Document Type: Article

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