Osteology of leiopelma (amphibia: Leiopelmatidae) and descriptions of three new subfossil leiopelma species

Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1987, Pages 201-251

  Worthy, Trevor H ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ascaphus truci; Holocene; Leiopelma; Leiopelmatidae; New species; New zealand; Osteology; Subfossil

Indexed keywords

HOLOCENE; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0023511041     PISSN: 03036758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03036758.1987.10418160     Document Type: Article

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