A new species of frog (Ranidae, Rhacophorinae, Philautus) from the rainforest canopy in the Western Ghats, India

Current Science

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 175-178

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

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANURA; PHILAUTUS; RANIDAE; RHACOPHORINAE;

EID: 14844303491     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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