A new giant species of arthroleptis (amphibia: Anura) from the forests of the nguru mountains, tanzania

Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 63-74

  Poynton, John ^a   Menegon, Michele ^c   Loader, Simon P ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c MUSEO TRIDENTINO DI SCIENZE NATURALI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Arthroleptis; Eastern Arc Mountains; High altitude distribution; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; ARTHROLEPTIS; ARTHROLEPTIS TANNERI;

EID: 61449239258     PISSN: 04416651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2008.9635569     Document Type: Article

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