Phylogeny and genus-level classification of mantellid frogs (Amphibia, Anura)

Organisms Diversity and Evolution

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 236-253

  Glaw, Frank ^a   Vences, Miguel ^b  

^a ZOOLOGISCHE STAATSSAMMLUNG MÜNCHEN   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Anura; Classification; Madagascar; Mantellidae; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME; FROG; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENETICS; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; RNA; TAXONOMY;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BOOPHIS; BOOPHIS ALBIPUNCTATUS; BOOPHIS MANDRAKA; BOOPHIS MICROTYMPANUM; BOOPHIS RHODOSCELIS; MANTELLA; MANTELLA BETSILEO; MANTELLINAE; MANTIDACTYLUS; MANTIDACTYLUS BREVIPALMATUS; MANTIDACTYLUS CURTUS; MANTIDACTYLUS DELORMEI; MANTIDACTYLUS LUGUBRIS; MICROTIS;

EID: 33746318429     PISSN: 14396092     EISSN: 16181077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ode.2005.12.001     Document Type: Article

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