Phylogenetic Relationships of Geoemydine Turtles (Reptilia: Bataguridae)

Current Herpetology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 105-133

  Yasukawa, Yuichirou ^a   Hirayama, Ren ^b   Hikida, Tsutomu ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b TEIKYO HEISEI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bataguridae; Geoemyda group; Geoemydinae; Mauremys group; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

EID: 84984881372     PISSN: 13455834     EISSN: 18811019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5358/hsj.20.105     Document Type: Article

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