Recent cryptic extinction of squamate reptiles on Yoronjima Island of the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan, inferred from garbage dump remains
We report recent skeletal remains of squamate reptiles screened from an old garbage dump deposit found on Yoronjima Island, a small island of the Ryukyu Archipelago, in the subtropical northwestern Pacific. Identified remains include at least three species of terrestrial snakes, one sea snake, and s...
Main Authors: | Yasuyuki Nakamura, Akio Takahashi, Hidetoshi Ota |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Firenze University Press
2013-07-01
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Series: | Acta Herpetologica |
Online Access: | https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ah/article/view/1675 |
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