A remarkable new species of the genus Litoria (Amphibia, anura, hylidae) from north-western New Guinea

Zoosystematics and Evolution

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 179-190

  Günther, Rainer ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anura; Bioacoustics; Hylidae; Indonesia; Litoriu; Morphology; Mt 12s rDNA; New Guinea; New species; Osteology; Papua Province

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447640297     PISSN: 14351935     EISSN: 18600743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mmnz.200600004     Document Type: Article

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