A new species of toad (Anura: Bufonidae) from Oaxaca, Mexico with comments on the status of Bufo cavifrons and Bufo cristatus

Herpetologica

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 268-286

  Mendelson III, Joseph R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bufo cavifrons; Bufo cristatus; Bufo spiculatus; Bufonidae; Mexico, New species; Systematics

Indexed keywords

NEW SPECIES; TOAD;

MEXICO, OAXACA STATE, SIERRA DE JUAREZ; MEXICO, OAXACA STATE, SIERRA MIXE;

BUFO CAVIFRONS; BUFO CRISTATUS;

EID: 0031472768     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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