Five new species of nectophrynoides noble 1926 (amphibia anura bufonidae) from the eastern arc mountains, tanzania

Tropical Zoology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 97-121

  Menegon, M ^a   Salvidio, S ^b   Loader, S P ^c,d  

^a MUSEO TRIDENTINO DI SCIENZE NATURALI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Bufonidae; Conservation; Distribution; Eastern Arc; Endemics; Nectophrynoides; New species; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BUFONIDAE; NECTOPHRYNOIDES;

EID: 4544262970     PISSN: 03946975     EISSN: 19709528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03946975.2004.10531201     Document Type: Article

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