Status, conservation, and Introduction of amphibians and reptiles in the Turks and Caicos Islands, British West Indies

Conservation of Caribbean Island Herpetofaunas

Volumn 2, Issue , 2011, Pages 377-406

  Reynolds, R Graham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Conservation; Cyclura carinata; Epicrates chrysogaster; Introduced species; Reptiles; Sea turtles

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877773776     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1163/ej.9789004194083.i-439     Document Type: Chapter

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