Phylogenetic relationships among the salamanders of the Bolitoglossa macrinii species group (Amphibia: Plethodontidae), with descriptions of two new species from Oaxaca (México)

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 356-366

  Parra Olea, Gabriela ^a   García París, Mario ^a   Wake, David B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; AMPHIUMA MEANS; BOLITOGLOSSA; BOLITOGLOSSA HERMOSA; BOLITOGLOSSA MACRINII; BOLITOGLOSSA OAXACENSIS; BOLITOGLOSSA RILETTI; BOLITOGLOSSA ZAPOTECA; CAUDATA; PLETHODONTIDAE; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA; ZAPOTECA;

EID: 0036748980     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/0022-1511(2002)036[0356:PRATSO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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