Phylogenetic systematics of Glassfrogs (Amphibia: Centrolenidae) and their sister taxon Allophryne ruthveni

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 2100, 2009, Pages 1-97

  Guayasamin, Juan M ^a,b   Castroviejo Fisher, Santiago ^c   Trueb, Linda ^b   Ayarzagüena, José ^d,e   Rada, Marco ^f   Vilà, Carles ^c,g  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL ECUADOR   (Ecuador)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d Asociacion Amigos de Donana   (Spain)

^e FUNDACIÓN LA SALLE DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Venezuela)

^f PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANA   (Colombia)

^g DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Allophrynidae; Amazon; Andes; Anura; Central America; Centrolenid frogs; Classification; Cordillera de la Costa; Diversity; Guiana Shield; Hyloidea; Neobatrachia; Neotropics; Phytogeny; South America; Systematics

Indexed keywords

ALLOPHRYNE RUTHVENI; ALLOPHRYNIDAE; AMPHIBIA; ANURA; CENTROLENE; CENTROLENIDAE; COCHRANELLA; HYALINOBATRACHIUM; HYLOIDEA; NEOBATRACHIA;

EID: 66749164128     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2100.1.1     Document Type: Article

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