Comparative larval morphology in Madagascan frogs of the genus Guibemantis (Amphibia: Mantellidae)

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1329, 2006, Pages 39-57

  Vejarano, Silvia ^a   Thomas, Meike ^b   Vences, Miguel ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Guibemantis; Mantellidae; Systematics; Tadpole description

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; MANTELLINAE;

EID: 33750137950     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1329.1.3     Document Type: Article

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