Two new Philautus (Anura: Ranidae: Rhacophorinae) from Ponmudi Hill in the Western Ghats of India

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 1, 2005, Pages 29-37

  Biju, S D ^a,b   Bossuyt, Franky ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TROPICAL BOTANIC GARDEN AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FROG; HABITAT SELECTION; NEW SPECIES; OVIPOSITION;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WESTERN GHATS; WORLD;

ANURA; PHILAUTUS; PHILAUTUS BOBINGERI; PHILAUTUS GLANDULOSUS; PHILAUTUS GRAMINIRUPES; PHILAUTUS SIGNATUS; RANIDAE; RHACOPHORINAE;

EID: 14544305230     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/CH-04-194R1     Document Type: Article

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