A new nightfrog, Nyctibatrachus minimus sp. nov. (Anura: Nyctibatrachidae): The smallest frog from India

Current Science

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 854-858

  Biju, S D ^a,b   Van Bocxlaer, Ines ^b   Giri, Varad B ^c   Roelants, Kim ^b   Nagaraju, J ^d   Bossuyt, Franky ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^c BOMBAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY   (India)

^d CENTRE FOR DNA FINGERPRINTING AND DIAGNOSTICS   (India)

Author keywords

NADH dehydrogenase 1; Nyctibatrachus minimus sp. nov.; Smallest Indian frog; Western Ghats

Indexed keywords

ANURA; NYCTIBATRACHUS;

EID: 35348859573     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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