Description of a new treefkog species from western New Guinea showing extreme colour polymorphism (Anura, Hylidae, Litoria)

Zoosystematics and Evolution

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 251-259

  Güntherl, Rainer ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anura; Bioacoustics; Hylidae; Indonesia; Litoriu; Morphology; New Guinea; New species; Osteology; Papua

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645455617     PISSN: 14351935     EISSN: 18600743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mmnz.20040800205     Document Type: Article

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