Reptiles, Biodiversity of

Encyclopedia of Biodiversity: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 400-413

  Pough, F Harvey ^a  

^a ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alligators; Caimans; Chelonians; Crocodiles; Crocodilians; Lepidosaurs; Lizards; Reptiles; Rhynchocephalians; Snakes; Squamates; Tuatara; Turtles

Indexed keywords

EID: 85042823225     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-384719-5.00162-3     Document Type: Chapter

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