Density and diversity of litter amphibians in a monsoon forest of southern Taiwan

Zoological Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 795-802

  Huang, Ching Yu ^a   Hou, Ping Chun Lucy ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Frog community; Nanjenshan; Subtropical rainforest

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BUFO; BUFO BANKORENSIS; CHIRIXALUS; CHIRIXALUS EIFFINGERI; MICROHYLA; MICROHYLA HEYMONSI; RANA LATOUCHII;

EID: 12244308654     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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