The tadpoles of three species of frogs (Amphibia: Bufonidae, Hylidae) from Colombia and Venezuela;Los renacuajos de tres especies de ranas (Amphibia: Bufonidae, Hylidae) de Colombia y Venezuela

Acta Cientifica Venezolana

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 139-144

  Mijares Urrutia, Abraham ^a  

^a Universidad Nacional Experimental Francisco de Miranda   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Anura; Atelopus subornatus; Bufo sternosignatus; Bufonidae; Colombia; Hyla callipeza; Hylidae; Larval characteristics; Venezuela

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005846793     PISSN: 00015504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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