A new species of Mantidactylus from the east coast of Madagascar and its molecular phylogenetic relationships within the subgenus Guibemantis

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 37-44

  Vences, Miguel ^a   Glaw, Frank ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Zoologische Staatssammlung   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Anura; Cryptic species; Mantellidae; Mantidactylus timidus sp. n.; Mantidactylus tornieri

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; MANTELLINAE; MANTIDACTYLUS; MANTIDACTYLUS DEPRESSICEPS; MANTIDACTYLUS TORNIERI;

EID: 15944373534     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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