Morphometrics and sexual dimorphism of the hinge-back tortoises kinixys erosa and kinixys homeana (reptilia: Testudinidae) in southwestern cameroon

Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-7

  Lawson, Dwight P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b ZOO ATLANTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Kinixys erosa; Kinixys homeana; Morphometrics; Sexual dimorphism; Testudinidae

Indexed keywords

EID: 84975099089     PISSN: 04416651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2001.9635445     Document Type: Article

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