Pretty in pink: A new treefrog species of the genus Boophis from North-Eastern Madagascar

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1684, 2008, Pages 58-68

  Wollenberg, K C ^a   Andreone, F ^b   Glaw, F ^c   Vences, M ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^b MUSEO REGIONALE DI SCIENZE NATURALI   (Italy)

^c ZOOLOGISCHE STAATSSAMMLUNG MÜNCHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Anura; B. microtympanum group; B. rappiodes group; B. ulftunni group; Boophis ulftunni sp. n.; Madagascar; Mantellidae; Phylogeny; Systematics

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BOOPHIS; BOOPHIS BOTTAE; BOOPHIS MICROTYMPANUM; BOOPHIS RAPPIODES; HYLA; MANTELLINAE; MASOALA;

EID: 38549111198     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1684.1.3     Document Type: Article

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