New data on the lack of the occipital scale in Teira dugesii (Squamata: Lacertidae) in Madeira and Selvagens Archipelagos

Authors

  • José Câmara Universidade da Madeira. Faculdade de Ciências da Vida
  • Ricardo Mota Universidade da Madeira. Faculdade de Ciências da Vida
  • José Jesus Universidade dos Açores. Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologias

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v24i1p95-103

Keywords:

Head scale patterns, Lizards, Madeira Island, Natural history

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2025-06-23

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Câmara, J., Mota, R., & Jesus, J. (2025). New data on the lack of the occipital scale in Teira dugesii (Squamata: Lacertidae) in Madeira and Selvagens Archipelagos. Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology, 24(1), 95-103. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v24i1p95-103