Distribution records of Rana virgatipes and associated anuran species along Maryland's Eastern Shore

Herpetological Review

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 144-146

  Given, Mac F ^a  

^a NEUMANN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RANA VIRGATIPES;

EID: 0032725740     PISSN: 0018084X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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