A new treefrog (Hylidae: Hyla) from southern Ecuador and a description of its antipredator behavior

Herpetologica

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 339-349

  Kizirian, David ^a   Coloma, Luis A ^b   Paredes Recalde, Arturo ^b,c  

^a NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY   (United States)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL ECUADOR   (Ecuador)

^c UNIVERSIDAD SAN FRANCISCO DE QUITO   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

Antipredator behavior; Anura; Ecuador; Hyla armata group; Hyla larinopygion group; Hyla pulchella group; Hyla tapichalaca; New species

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

ECUADOR;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; HYLA; HYLA ARMATA; HYLA LARINOPYGION; HYLA PULCHELLA; HYLA TAPICHALACA; HYLIDAE; REPTILIA;

EID: 0141785047     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1655/02-41     Document Type: Article

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