A new species of Stefania (Anura: Hylidae: Hemiphractinae) from the summit of Cerro Autana, Estado Amazonas, Venezuela

Herpetologica

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 504-512

  Barrio Amorós, César Luis ^a   Fuentes, Oswaldo ^b  

^a Fundacion AndigenA   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Anura; Biogeography; Cerro Autana; Estado Amazonas; Hemiphractinae; Hylidae; New species; Venezuela

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; FROG; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

AMAZONAS [VENEZUELA]; SOUTH AMERICA; VENEZUELA;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; HEMIPHRACTINAE; HYLIDAE; REPTILIA; STEFANIA; STEFANIA EVANSI; VERRUCA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0344495532     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1655/01-31     Document Type: Article

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