A new frog of the genus Rana (Anura: Ranidae) from China

Herpetologica

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 389-400

  Chou, Wen Hao ^a  

^a NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Bana lini new species; Nidirana; Rana adenopleura; Rana caldwelli; Rana chapaensis; Rana daunchina; Rana pleuraden; Rana psaltes; Tadpole; Vocalization

Indexed keywords

RANA LINI;

EID: 0032702149     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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