Two new tree-dwelling species of the genus Xenorhina from New Guinea (Anura, microhylidae)

Zoosystematics and Evolution

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 167-176

  Günther, Rainer ^a   Richards, Stephen J ^b  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anura; Bioacoustics; Ecology; Indonesia; Microhylidae; Morphology; New Guinea; New species; Osteology; Papua; Xenorhina

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746582664     PISSN: 14351935     EISSN: 18600743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mmnz.200510010     Document Type: Article

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