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Reproductive and Morphological Characteristics of Hemidactylus turcicus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) and Tarentola annularis (Squamata: Phyllodactylidae) in Southern Egypt

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Akef, Mamdouh S. (2023): Reproductive and Morphological Characteristics of Hemidactylus turcicus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) and Tarentola annularis (Squamata: Phyllodactylidae) in Southern Egypt. Ichthyology & Herpetology 111 (1): 29-43, DOI: 10.1643/h2021109, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1643/h2021109

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