Revision of the Ranitomeya fantastica species complex with description of two new species from Central Peru (Anura: Dendrobatidae)

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1823, 2008, Pages 1-24

  Brown, Jason L ^a   Twomey, Evan ^a   Pepper, Mark ^b   Rodriguez, Manuel Sanchez ^c  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Understory Enterprises   (Canada)

^c Understory Enterprises Inc   (Peru)

Author keywords

Benedicta; Dendrobates; Dendrobatidae; Fantastica; Ranitomeya; Summersi

Indexed keywords

ANURA; DENDROBATES; DENDROBATIDAE;

EID: 48249094280     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1823.1.1     Document Type: Article

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