A review of the taxonomy of the Hyperolius viridiflavus complex

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 29-34

  Wieczorek, Ania M ^a   Channing, Alan ^a   Drewes, Robert C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^b CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYPEROLIUS VIRIDIFLAVUS;

EID: 0031939601     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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