Taxonomy of Costa Rican toads referred to Bufo melanochlorus Cope, with the description of a new species

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 487-494

  O'Neill, Eric M ^a   Mendelson III, Joseph R ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANURA; BUFO; BUFO MELANOCHLORUS;

EID: 11244267076     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/88-03A     Document Type: Review

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