Two additional treefrogs of the Boophis ulftunni species group (Anura: Mantellidae) discovered in rainforests of northern and south-eastern Madagascar

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1814, 2008, Pages 37-48

  Köhler, J̈orn ^a   Glaw, Frank ^b   Vences, Miguel ^c  

^a Department of Natural History Zoology ^*  (Germany)

^b ZOOLOGISCHE STAATSSAMMLUNG MÜNCHEN   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Anura; Boophis ulftunni group; Madagascar; Mantellidae; New species; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BOOPHIS; HYLA; LILIOPSIDA; MANTELLINAE;

EID: 47249144723     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1814.1.3     Document Type: Article

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