Fifty years of herpetological research in the Namib Desert and Namibia with an updated and annotated species checklist

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 93, Issue , 2013, Pages 94-115

  Herrmann, H W ^a   Branch, W R ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b Bayworld   (South Africa)

^c NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Conservation; Genetics; Herpetology; Mining; Namibia; Species

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CLIMATIC REGION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONSERVATION GENETICS; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDEMIC SPECIES; HERPETOFAUNA; LIZARD; NOMENCLATURE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; RESEARCH WORK; SPECIES INVENTORY; TAXONOMY;

NAMIB DESERT; NAMIBIA;

AMPHIBIA; ANGOLOSAURUS SKOOGI; GEKKONIDAE; LACERTIDAE; MEROLES ANCHIETAE; REPTILIA; SCINCIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 84875947563     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2012.05.003     Document Type: Article

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