Taxonomy and ecology of the Central American toads of the genus Crepidophryne (Anura: Bufonidae)

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 2, 2007, Pages 304-314

  Vaughan, Andres ^a   Mendelson III, Joseph R ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b ZOO ATLANTA   (United States)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOPATRY; ECOLOGY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY; TOAD;

CENTRAL AMERICA; CORDILLERA CENTRAL [COSTA RICA]; CORDILLERA DE GUANACASTE; CORDILLERA DE TALAMANCA; COSTA RICA; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

ANURA; BUFO AMERICANUS; BUFONIDAE; CREPIDOPHRYNE; CREPIDOPHRYNE EPIOTICA;

EID: 34547484439     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2007)7[304:TAEOTC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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