Systematic revision of the enigmatic Malagasy broad-headed frogs (Laurentomantis Dubois, 1980), and their phylogenetic position within the endemic mantellid radiation of Madagascar

Contributions to Zoology

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 191-212

  Vences, Miguel ^a,b   Glaw, Frank ^c   Andreone, Franco ^d   Jesu, Riccardo ^e   Schimmenti, Giovanni ^e  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b ZOOLOGISCHES FORSCHUNGSMUSEUM ALEXANDER KOENIG   (Germany)

^c ZOOLOGISCHE STAATSSAMMLUNG MÜNCHEN   (Germany)

^d MUSEO REGIONALE DI SCIENZE NATURALI   (Italy)

^e Acquario di Genova   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aglyptodactylus; Amphibia: Mantellidae; Boophis; Laliostoma; Madagascar; Mantella; Mantidactylus; New species; Phylogeny; Radiation; Subgenus laurentomantis; Systematics; Tibial glands

Indexed keywords

AGLYPTODACTYLUS; AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BOOPHIS; LALIOSTOMA; MANTELLA; MANTELLINAE; MANTIDACTYLUS; MANTIDACTYLUS HORRIDUS; MANTIDACTYLUS MALAGASIUS; MANTIDACTYLUS STRIATUS; MANTIDACTYLUS VENTRIMACULATUS;

EID: 0005468175     PISSN: 13834517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/18759866-07004001     Document Type: Article

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