New species of Polypedates (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from the Western Ghats, southwest India

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 214-220

  Das, Indraneil ^a   Dutta, Sushil K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SARAWAK   (Malaysia)

^b North Orissa University ^*  (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANURA; METAMORPHA; POLYPEDATES; POLYPEDATES CRUCIGER; POLYPEDATES MACULATUS; RHACOPHORIDAE;

EID: 33845345584     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/106-05A.1     Document Type: Article

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