Cladistic analysis and osteological descriptions of the frog species in the Leptodactylus fuscus species group (Anura, Leptodactylidae)

Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 249-266

  Ponssa, M L ^a  

^a FUNDACIÓN MIGUEL LILLO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Leptodactylus fuscus group; Morphology; Osteology; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

CLADISTICS; FROG; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; NEOTROPICAL REGION; OSTEOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ARGENTINA; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

ADENOMERA MARMORATA; ANURA; LEPTODACTYLIDAE; LEPTODACTYLUS; LEPTODACTYLUS FUSCUS; LEPTODACTYLUS MELANONOTUS; LEPTODACTYLUS OCELLATUS; LEPTODACTYLUS PENTADACTYLUS;

EID: 46749096381     PISSN: 09475745     EISSN: 14390469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0469.2008.00460.x     Document Type: Article

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