Conservation priorities and potential threats influencing the hyper-diverse amphibians of Madagascar

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 53-63

  Andreone, Franco ^a   Luiselli, Luca Maria ^b  

^a MUSEO REGIONALE DI SCIENZE NATURALI   (Italy)

^b Herpetological Section   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Categorisation; Conservation; Ecology; Madagascar; Threats

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; CONSERVATION PLANNING; HABITAT LOSS; PRIORITIZATION;

MADAGASCAR;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; COPHYLINAE; DYSCOPHINAE; HYPEROLIIDAE; LALIOSTOMA LABROSUM; MANTELLA; MANTELLA BERNHARDI; MANTELLA COWANI; MANTELLINAE; MICROHYLIDAE; RANIDAE; SCAPHIOPHRYNE; SCAPHIOPHRYNINAE;

EID: 0038200778     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250000309356496     Document Type: Article

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