A new amazonian species of the frog genus Colostethus (Dendrobatidae) that lays its eggs on undersides of leaves

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 1, 2007, Pages 114-122

  Lima, Albertina P ^a   Sanchez, Diego E A ^a   Souza, Jesus R D ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOR MORPH; EGG; FROG; HABITAT; METAMORPHOSIS; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

ACRE [BRAZIL]; BRAZIL; RIO BRANCO; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANURA; COLOSTETHUS; DENDROBATIDAE;

EID: 33847763316     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2007)7[114:ANASOT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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