A new forest toad from the ukaguru mountains, tanzania (bufonidae: Nectophrynoides)

Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 149-157

  Channing, Alan ^a   Menegon, Michele ^b   Salvidio, Sebastiano ^c   Akker, Scott ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^b MUSEO TRIDENTINO DI SCIENZE NATURALI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^d ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bufonidae; Distribution; Eastern Arc; Nectophrynoides; New species; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ANURA; BUFONIDAE; NECTOPHRYNOIDES;

EID: 33646737421     PISSN: 04416651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2005.9635528     Document Type: Article

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