The tadpole of Rhinella proboscidea (Anura: Bufonidae) with notes on adult reproductive behavior

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1258, 2006, Pages 47-56

  Menin, Marcelo ^a   Rodrigues, Domingos J ^b   Lima, Albertina P ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AMAZONAS   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Central Amazonia; Rhinella margaritifer group; Tadpole morphology

Indexed keywords

ANURA; BUFONIDAE;

EID: 33746242298     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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