Metabolism of the spade-headed Amphisbaenian worm lizard, Diplometopon zarudnyi (Nikolsky, 1907), in Saudi Arabia (Reptilia: Trogonophidae)
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Cranial anatomy of the spade-headed amphisbaenian Diplometopon zarudnyi (Squamata, Amphisbaenia) based on high-resolution X-ray computed tomography.
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عنوان ژورنال: Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1319-562X
DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2017.11.017