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Preliminary checklist of the herpetofauna of Pulau Besar, Melaka, Malaysia

Chan KO 1 , Grismer LL 2 , Wood, PL 3 , Grismer JL 3 , Ahmad N 4

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  • 1 Institute for Environment and Development (LESTARI), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 2 Institute for Environment and Development (LESTARI), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia; Department of Biology, La Sierra University, 4500 Riverwalk Parkway, Riverside, California, 92515-8247 USA
  • 3 Department of Biology, Villanova University, 800 Lancaster Ave, Villanova, Pennsylvania, 19085 USA
  • 4 Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
Trop Life Sci Res, 2009;20(1):-.
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Abstract

A herpetological survey was conducted at Pulau Besar, Melaka from 10 to 12 June 2008, resulting in the discovery of five species of amphibians, nine species of lizards (including one new species of the gekkonid Cyrtodactylus) and one snake species. This report constitutes the first checklist of the herpetofauna of Pulau Besar and the Water Islands Archipelago.

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