Two new treefrogs of the Boophis rappiodes group from eastern Madagascar (Amphibia Mantellidae)

Tropical Zoology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 141-163

  Vences, M ^a   Glaw, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ZOOLOGISCHE STAATSSAMMLUNG MÜNCHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Advertisement calls; Amphibia; Anura; Boophis bottae n. sp.; Boophis erythrodactylus; Boophis rappiodes; Boophis tasymena n. sp.; Boophis viridis; Distribution; Madagascar; Mantellidae

Indexed keywords

BOOPHIS BOTTAE; BOOPHIS ERYTHRODACTYLUS; BOOPHIS RAPPIODES; BOOPHIS TASYMENA; BOOPHIS VIRIDIS;

EID: 0036699525     PISSN: 03946975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03946975.2002.10531171     Document Type: Article

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