A new species of Scaphiophryne from western Madagascar

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 2, 2005, Pages 252-261

  Glos, Julian ^a   Glaw, Frank ^b   Vences, Miguel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b Zoologische Staatssammlung   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY; TOAD;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; KIRINDY FOREST; MADAGASCAR; OCEANIC REGIONS; TOLIARA; WORLD;

ANURA; MARMORATA; SCAPHIOPHRYNE; SCAPHIOPHRYNE MADAGASCARIENSIS; SCAPHIOPHRYNE MARMORATA; SCAPHIOPHRYNE MENABENSIS;

EID: 18644380095     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/CH-04-238R2     Document Type: Article

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