The chondrocranium of the Mexican burrowing toad, Rhinophrynus dorsalis

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 23-28

  Swart, Charles C ^a   De Śa, Rafael O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANURA; MICROHYLIDAE; PIPIDAE; RHINOPHRYNUS DORSALIS;

EID: 0344806275     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565539     Document Type: Article

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