Description of a new species, Rana multidenticulata (Anura: Ranidae), from Taiwan

Zoological Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 222-229

  Chou, Wen Hao ^a,b   Lin, Jun Yi ^b  

^a NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

^b TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Rana multidenticulata sp. nov.; Rana sauteri; Tadpole; Taiwan; Vocalization

Indexed keywords

ANURA; RANIDAE;

EID: 0031529375     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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