A new forest frog of the genus Platymantis (Amphibia: Anura: Ranidae) from the Bicol Peninsula of Luzon Island, Philippines

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 2, 2007, Pages 251-266

  Brown, Rafe M ^a   Gonzalez, Juan Carlos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES LOS BAÑOS   (Philippines)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CALLING BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOREST; FROG; HABITAT SELECTION; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES;

ASIA; BICOL; EURASIA; MOUNT MALINAO; PHILIPPINES; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; PLATYMANTIS; RANIDAE;

EID: 34547460130     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2007)7[251:ANFFOT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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