Differences in incubation length and hatchling morphology among five species of oviparous Phrynocephalus lizards (Agamidae) from China

Asian Herpetological Research

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 225-232

  Wang, Zheng ^a,b   Ma, Li ^c   Shao, Min ^c   Ji, Xiang ^b  

^a NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HANGZHOU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Agamidae; Egg incubation; Hatchling morphology; Incubation length; Oviparous species; Phrynocephalus lizards

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897392871     PISSN: 20950357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1245.2013.00225     Document Type: Article

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