A New Species of Austrochaperina (Anura: Microhylidae) from Northern Papua New Guinea

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 637-644

  Allison, Allen ^a   Kraus, Fred ^a  

^a BISHOP MUSEUM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANURA; AUSTROCHAPERINA; AUSTROCHAPERINA HOOGLANDI; MICROHYLIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0346433635     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/0022-1511(2003)037[0637:ANSOAA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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