Taxonomic instability of reptiles and frogs in New Zealand: Information to aid the use of Jewell (2008) for species identification

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 60-67

  Chapple, David G ^a   Hitchmough, Rod A ^b  

^a MUSEUM VICTORIA   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANURA; REPTILIA;

EID: 66149141462     PISSN: 03014223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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