Revised phylogeny of African sand lizards (Pedioplanis), with the description of two new species from south-western Angola

African Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 91-112

  Conradie, Werner ^a   Measey, G John ^b,c   Branch, William R ^a,d   Tolley, Krystal A ^b,e  

^a PORT ELIZABETH MUSEUM   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^c NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^e STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cryptic species; Lacertidae; Phylogeny; Southern Africa; Species richness; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

LACERTIDAE; PEDIOPLANIS; PEDIOPLANIS NAMAQUENSIS; PEDIOPLANIS UNDATA; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 84876470251     PISSN: 21564574     EISSN: 21533660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2012.676079     Document Type: Article

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