A critically endangered new species of nectophrynoides (anura: Bufonidae) from the kihansi gorge, udzungwa mountains, tanzania

African Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 59-67

  Poynton, John C ^a   Howell, Kim M ^b   Clarke, Barry T ^a   Lovett, Jon C ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Kihansi River Gorge; Nectophrynoides; Spray wetlands; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001954263     PISSN: 21564574     EISSN: 21533660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21564574.1998.9650003     Document Type: Article

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