New species of Melanophryniscus (Anura: Bufonidae) from Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 261-266

  Di Bernardo, Marcos ^a   Maneyro, Raúl ^a,c   Grillo, Hamilton ^b  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b CENTRO UNIVERSITÁRIO UNIVATES   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANURA; BUFONIDAE; MELANOPHRYNISCUS;

EID: 33845320490     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/05-008.1     Document Type: Article

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