Discovery of the genus Plethodontohyla (Anura: Microhylidae) in dry western Madagascar: Description of a new species and biogeographic implications

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1577, 2007, Pages 61-68

  Glaw, Frank ^a   Köhler, Jörn ^b   Bora, Parfait ^c   Rabibisoa, Nirhy H C ^c   Ramilijaona, Olga ^c   Vences, Miguel ^d  

^a Zoologische Staatssammlung   (Germany)

^b Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt ^*  (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Anura; Biogeography; Madagascar; Microhylidae; New species; Plethodontohyla

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; DUDLEYA EDULIS; MICROHYLIDAE; PLETHODONTOHYLA;

EID: 34548632596     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1577.1.6     Document Type: Article

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