New Microhylid Frog (Plethodontohyla) from Madagascar, with Semiarboreal Habits and Possible Parental Care

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 629-636

  Vences, Miguel ^a   Raxworthy, Christopher J ^b   Nussbaum, Ronald A ^c   Glaw, Frank ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d Zoologische Staatssammlung   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANURA; COPHYLINAE; MICROHYLIDAE; PLETHODONTOHYLA; PLETHODONTOHYLA INGUINALIS; PLETHODONTOHYLA MIHANIKA; PLETHODONTOHYLA NOTOSTICTA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0347063787     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/258-01A     Document Type: Article

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