Description of the tadpole of Bufo tutelarius, natural history notes on the Bufo valliceps group, and a key to the tadpoles of the group

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 324-328

  Mendelson III, Joseph R ^a   Ustach, Paul C ^a   Montes De Oca, Adrian Nieto ^b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUFO TUTELARIUS; BUFO VALLICEPS;

EID: 0032705878     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565734     Document Type: Article

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