Redescription of Allobates brunneus (Cope) 1887 (Anura: Aromobatidae: Allobatinae), with a description of the tadpole, call, and reproductive behavior

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1988, 2009, Pages 1-16

  Lima, Albertina P ^a   Caldwell, Janalee P ^b   Strussmann, Christine ^c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Allobates; Aromobatidae; Brazil; Brunneus; Colostethus; Dendrobatidae; Mato Grosso

Indexed keywords

ANURA; COLOSTETHUS; COLOSTETHUS BRUNNEUS; DENDROBATIDAE; EPIPEDOBATES;

EID: 63849302995     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1988.1.1     Document Type: Article

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