Description of the leaf deer (Muntiacus putaoensis), a new species of muntjac from northern Myanmar

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 249, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 427-435

  Rabinowitz, A ^a   Myint, Than ^a   Khaing, Saw Tun ^a   Rabinowitz, S ^a  

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Leaf deer; Muntiacus putaoensis; Muntjac; Myanmar

Indexed keywords

DEER; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES;

MYANMAR;

MUNTIACUS PUTAOENSIS;

EID: 0033396941     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095283699900984X     Document Type: Article

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