A new green treefrog, genus Boophis Tschudi 1838 (Anura Mantellidae), from arid western Madagascar: Phylogenetic relationships and biogeographic implications

Tropical Zoology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 215-227

  Kohler J ^a   Glaw, F ^b   Vences, M ^c  

^a Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt ^*  (Germany)

^b ZOOLOGISCHE STAATSSAMMLUNG MÜNCHEN   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Anura; B. luteus group; Biogeography; Boophis tampoka n. sp.; Mantellidae; Phylogeny; Systematics

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BOOPHIS; BOOPHIS LUTEUS; HYLA CINEREA; MANTELLINAE;

EID: 40649119226     PISSN: 03946975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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