New records, distribution and conservation of Mantella bernhardi, an Endangered frog species from south-eastern Madagascar

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Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 339-342

  Rabemananjara, Falitiana ^a   Bora, Parfait ^a   Cadle, John E ^b   Andreone, Franco ^c   Rajeriarison, Emile ^d,h   Talata, Pierre ^d,h   Glaw, Frank ^e   Vences, Miguel ^f   Vieites, David R ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

^b BROOKFIELD ZOO   (United States)

^c MUSEO REGIONALE DI SCIENZE NATURALI   (Italy)

^d Parc National de Ranomafana   (Madagascar)

^e Zoologische Staatssammlung   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h Ranomafana National Park   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Distribution; Madagascar; Mantella bernhardi; Mantellidae; Status

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EXTINCTION; FROG; HABITAT; NATURE CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VEGETATION;

FIANARANTSOA; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR; MANOMBO SPECIAL RESERVE; RANOMAFANA NATIONAL PARK;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; DENDROBATIDAE; MANTELLA BERNHARDI; MANTELLINAE;

EID: 33244486168     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605305000736     Document Type: Article

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