Systematics of the genus Rhacophorus (Amphibia, Anura): Identity of red-webbed forms and description of a new species from Assam

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1653, 2007, Pages 1-20

  Bordoloi, Sabitry ^a   Bortamuli, Tutul ^b   Ohler, Annemarie ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDY IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b Gorgaon College   (India)

^c MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Key; South East Asia; Taxonomy; Treefrogs

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; HYLA; RHACOPHORUS; RHACOPHORUS BIPUNCTATUS; RHACOPHORUS RHODOPUS;

EID: 37449010376     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1653.1.1     Document Type: Article

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