New species of Nyctibatrachus (Anura: Ranidae) from Castle Rock, Karnataka State, Southwest India

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 465-470

  Das, Indraneil ^a   Kunte, Krushnamegh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SARAWAK   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANURA; NYCTIBATRACHUS; RANIDAE;

EID: 25844443435     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/198-04A.1     Document Type: Article

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