Status of siamese crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis) schneider, 1801 (Reptilia: Crocodylia) in Laos

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 41-65

  Bezuijen, Mark R ^a   Cox, Jack H ^a   Thorbjarnarson, John B ^a   Phothitay, Chanthone ^b   Hedemark, Michael ^a   Rasphone, Akchousanh ^a  

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (Laos)

^b Vientiane Capital   (Laos)

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EID: 84876004350     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/11-157     Document Type: Article

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