New frog species of the genus Phrynobatrachus (Anura: Phrynobatrachidae) from Mt. Nlonako, Cameroon

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 486-495

  Plath, Mirco ^a   Herrmann, Hans Werner ^b   Böhme, Wolfgang ^c  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTION AND BIODIVERSITY SCIENCE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c ZOOLOGISCHES FORSCHUNGSMUSEUM ALEXANDER KOENIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; PHRYNOBATRACHUS;

EID: 34247490743     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/0022-1511(2006)40[486:NFSOTG]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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