Historical overview of amphibian systematics in southern africa

Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 121-135

  Channing, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

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EID: 33750665918     PISSN: 0035919X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00359199909520407     Document Type: Article

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