The peculiar herpetofauna of some Tsaratanana rainforests and its affinities with Manongarivo and other massifs and forests of northern Madagascar

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 92-110

  Andreone, F ^a   Glaw, F ^b   Mattioli, F ^c   Jesu, R ^c   Schimmenti, G ^c   Randrianirina, J E ^d   Vences, M ^e  

^a MUSEO REGIONALE DI SCIENZE NATURALI   (Italy)

^b ZOOLOGISCHE STAATSSAMMLUNG MÜNCHEN   (Germany)

^c Acquario di Genova   (Italy)

^d PARC BOTANIQUE ET ZOOLOGIQUE DE TSIMBAZAZA   (Madagascar)

^e TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Biodiversity; Biogeography; Madagascar; Manongarivo; Reptiles; Tsaratanana

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BIODIVERSITY; BIOGEOGRAPHY; HERPETOFAUNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; NEW GENUS; NEW RECORD; POPULATION GENETICS; RAINFOREST; REPTILE; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BOOPHIS BLOMMERSAE; MANTELLINAE; PSEUDOXYRHOPUS AMBREENSIS; REPTILIA;

EID: 67650252205     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250000802088603     Document Type: Article

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