Phylogenetic relationships among Rhacophorinae (Rhacophoridae, Anura, Amphibia), with an emphasis on the Chinese species

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 153, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 733-749

  Yu, Guohua ^a   Rao, Dingqi ^a   Yang, Junxing ^a   Zhang, Mingwang ^a  

^a KUNMING INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

12S rRNA gene; 16S rRNA gene; Mitochondrial

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; AQUIXALUS; AQUIXALUS ODONTOTARSUS; CHIRIXALUS DORIAE; CHIRIXALUS VITTATUS; CHIROMANTIS; CHIROMANTIS RUFESCENS; CHIROMANTIS XERAMPELINA; KURIXALUS EIFFINGERI; PHILAUTUS; POLYPEDATES LEUCOMYSTAX; RHACOPHORIDAE; RHACOPHORINAE; RHACOPHORUS; RHACOPHORUS RHODOPUS; RHODODISCUS; THELODERMA; THELODERMA ASPERUM;

EID: 48249097871     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: 10963642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00404.x     Document Type: Article

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