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1 University of Calicut, P O Malappuram (District), Malappuram, Kerala – 673635, IN
2 Zoological Survey of India, Western Ghat Regional Centre, Jafarkhan Colony, P. O. Eranhipalam, Kozhikode, Kerala – 673006, IN
Source
Records of the Zoological Survey of India - A Journal of Indian Zoology, Vol 117, No 2 (2017), Pagination: 140-145
Abstract
Systematic account on 6 species of scorpions (Arachnida: Scorpiones) under 5 genera and 3 families from the Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala is provided with an illustrated key to the families and genera occurring in the area.
Keywords
Arachnida, Scorpiones, Systematic Account, Key, Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala.
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