A new species of Litoria (Anura: Hylidae) from southeastern New Guinea

Herpetologica

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 97-103

  Kraus, Fred ^a   Allison, Allen ^a  

^a BISHOP MUSEUM   (United States)

Author keywords

Anura; Hylidae; Litoria; New Ginea; Papuan region; Reproductive mode

Indexed keywords

FROG; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

CLOUDY MOUNTAINS; MELANESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; HYLIDAE; LITORIA; LITORIA NIGROPUNCTATA; REPTILIA; RIPARIA;

EID: 1242276569     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1655/03-07     Document Type: Article

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