Two new species of Philautus (Anura, Ranidae, Rhacophorinae) from the Western Ghats, India

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-9

  Biju, S D ^a,b   Bossuyt, Franky ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TROPICAL BOTANIC GARDEN AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FROG; GARDEN; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; TAXONOMY; VEGETATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; KERALA; KODAIKANAL; SOUTH ASIA; TAMIL NADU; WAYANAD; WESTERN GHATS;

ANURA; PHILAUTUS; RANIDAE; RHACOPHORINAE;

EID: 34249697844     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853806776051985     Document Type: Article

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