A new species of frog, genus Sooglossus (Anura, Sooglossidae) from Silhouette Island, Seychelles

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 445-458

  Gerlach, Justin ^a   Willi, Johanna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FROG; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES;

SEYCHELLES;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; NESOMANTIS THOMASSETI; PHOENICOPHORIUM BORSIGIANUM; REPTILIA; SOOGLOSSIDAE; SOOGLOSSUS;

EID: 0037002428     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/15685380260462356     Document Type: Article

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