A new species of giant torrent frog, Genus megaelosia, from the atlantic rain forest of Espírito Santo, Brazil (Amphibia: Leptodactylidae)

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 453-460

  Pombal Jr , José P ^a   Prado, Gustavo M ^a   Canedo, Clarissa ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; LEPTODACTYLIDAE; MEGAELOSIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0141461611     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/220-01a     Document Type: Article

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