On the identity of cycloramphus Jordanensis Heyer, 1983 (Anura: Cycloramphidae)

Herpetologica

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 452-457

  Verdade, Vanessa K ^a   Rodrigues, Miguel T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anura; Atlantic forest; Cycloramphus; Megaelosia; Megaelosia jordanensis (Heyer) comb. nov.; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; FROG; IDENTIFICATION KEY; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; MORPHOLOGY; TAXONOMY; TYPE SPECIMEN;

ATLANTIC FOREST; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANURA; CYCLORAMPHUS; MEGAELOSIA;

EID: 67149099295     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1655/08-011R2.1     Document Type: Article

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