Reproduction and parental care of the coronated treefrog, Anotheca spinosa (Steindachner, 1864) (Anura: Hylidae)

Herpetologica

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 25-32

  Jungfer, Karl Heinz ^a  

^a NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Anotheca spinosa; Anura; Central America; Hylidae; Larval oophagy; Parental care

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003050625     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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